1
as in to slit
to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)
the tire appears to have been deliberately slashed
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2
as in to hide
to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible
wildly slashing the ground with his club and never once hitting the golf ball he was aiming at
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Recent Examples of slash
Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Many of them are funded by taxpayers, after all, and right now research budgets are being slashed, and future observatories are threatened with cancellation.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2025
Nate Raymond, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
But any efforts to restructure the agency or slash jobs are likely to face further protests and court challenges.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
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Verb
In his first 66 at-bats, Arozarena is slashing .212/.381/.485 and is starting to heat up in Seattle.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Many of them are funded by taxpayers, after all, and right now research budgets are being slashed, and future observatories are threatened with cancellation.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
The slash in funding was the latest wave of cuts to be overseen by new Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
—Nate Raymond, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
But any efforts to restructure the agency or slash jobs are likely to face further protests and court challenges.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slash
Verb
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Rolling the pastry around the carrots and sealing the ends creates the traditional Wellington shape; decorative slits in the dough add visual interest and allow steam to escape while the log cooks.—
Kendra Vaculin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 Apr. 2025
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Then, fearing he'd be blamed, Tripp stole a knife from the office of pastry chef Didier Gotthard (Bronson Pinchot) and used it to slit A.B.'s wrists in order to make his death look more like a suicide.—
Megan McCluskey,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Unfortunately, the cause of the odor is often hidden.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
27 Apr. 2025
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Liv is forced to break up with her human fiancé, Major (Robert Buckley) to avoid infecting him, and becomes estranged from her best friend and roommate Peyton (Aly Michalka), hiding her new zombie nature from both.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 Apr. 2025
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The Eagles hold confidence in Sydney Brown, a 2023 third-round pick who suffered a late ACL tear as a rookie.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Winston posted 90 tackles and one interception over his three seasons with the Nittany Lions but was derailed by a partial ACL tear as a junior.—
Taylor Lyons,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The wall slices through the home, guiding you from the open-air atrium to indoor living spaces, all wrapped in sliding glass and shadow play.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
25 Apr. 2025
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Landeskog initially hurt his right knee during the 2020 playoffs, when it was sliced by teammate Cale Makar’s skate after the defenseman had fallen to the ice.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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That means the weather was ripe for fire, and wind gusts of up to 25 miles per hour quickly whipped the fire toward inhabited areas.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
23 Apr. 2025
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Those already on the skating rink floor are showing off their skills: doing tricks (sometimes with a partner), two-stepping to the beat and whipping their bodies into turns that seem impossible.—
Kailyn Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The bomb explodes at 9:02 a.m., ripping to ruins the nine-story structure.—
Todd Pendleton,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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The thought of being ripped from her home, without time to pack up her belongings or say goodbye to friends, shakes her to the core.—
Rebecca Plevin,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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With the new order, Trump is threatening to cut federal funds to cities and states his Administration decides are blocking his mass deportation effort.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
29 Apr. 2025
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The state says the rule is crucial to meeting greenhouse gas emission reduction targets and cutting smog-forming pollutants.—
David Shepardson,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Union carved out a niche in romantic comedies, starring in Two Can Play That Game (2001), Deliver Us from Eva (2003), and Breakin’ All the Rules (2004), in addition to action flicks like Cradle 2 the Grave (2003).—
EW.com,
EW.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Bohm took a few steps, then flicked his bat into the air.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Slash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slash. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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