slashed

verb

past tense of slash
1
as in sliced
to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife) the tire appears to have been deliberately slashed

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2
as in whipped
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 slashed During one particularly violent encounter in June 2024, China Coast Guard personnel brandished axes at Philippine troops and slashed their rubber boats. — Ivan Watson, CNN Money, 24 July 2026 But after the United States slashed its foreign aid funding last year, Lama and more than 280,000 aid workers worldwide found themselves out of a job. — ABC News, 23 July 2026 Unitree has slashed the pretax price of its flagship G1 humanoid from $16,000 to $13,500 in just 18 months. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 July 2026 In the big screen take of Clayface, Hagen is a matinee idol on the rise, but his face gets slashed by thugs. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 23 July 2026 The rise of competition and decline of malls has slashed its presence, but its new owner has big plans for a comeback. — Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026 The administration maintains that vandals slashed a gash — of varying lengths, from 250 feet to 300 yards — in the pool's foundation, but has not released any clear evidence. — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 22 July 2026 Following the British Grand Prix weekend, Antonelli found his lead slashed to only 25 points over his teammate George Russell, who built on his second-place finish in Barcelona and his victory in Spielberg with a P2 on home turf at Silverstone. — Yara Elshebiny, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 Iran struck a pumping station on Saudi’s pipeline to the Red Sea in April, which slashed throughput by 700,000 bpd. — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 16 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slashed
  1. sliced
  2. whipped
  3. ripped
  4. cut
  5. stabbed
  6. lashed
  7. flicked
  8. slapped
Verb
  • The scramble for capacity is already spilling into the capital markets, where the risk gets sliced up and sold to investors as catastrophe bonds.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • With that knife, Bland stabbed her husband in the head and neck — and, afterward, sliced her teenage daughter in the forearm as the teen tried to get Emii from Bland, the report says.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
Definition of sliced
Verb
  • Banners of snow whipped horizontally from their dread summits.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026
  • In a large bowl place whipped dessert topping, crushed cookies, and chocolate sprinkles.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2026
Definition of whipped
Verb
  • As soon as the duo walked out the door, all script pages that featured the Kardashian scene were ripped away and thrown in a trash can.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026
  • Krinks has seen more security cameras installed around public parks and benches ripped out of the ground in downtown Nashville.
    — Marissa J. Lang, NPR, 21 July 2026
Definition of ripped
Verb
  • Germany’s biggest automaker is planning a massive restructuring and cost-cutting program in response to intensifying competition from Chinese electric vehicle makers and higher tariffs on its exports to the United States.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
  • The formidable shadow pool, cut by black liquid liner, was juxtaposed with light brown brows and bubblegum blush on the apples of her cheeks.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 24 July 2026
Definition of cut
Verb
  • At least two people were stabbed nearby hours after the June 30 match ended.
    — Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 19 July 2026
  • Court records indicate Birmingham was accused of killing Lena Elrod with an electric saw and stabbed or struck Justin Elrod in the head with a metallic object.
    — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026
Definition of stabbed
Verb
  • Some lashed out at United’s fan representatives — volunteers who have been working behind the scenes to try to help.
    — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Beijing lashed out at the European Union after the latter fined AliExpress, the largest Chinese e-commerce platform in the bloc, more than half a billion euros over the uncurbed sale of counterfeit goods on its site.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 22 July 2026
Definition of lashed
Verb
  • Then Williams crossed for Mikel Merino — another substitute — who flicked a header wide.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • France trailed 4-0 when Mbappé flicked a shot past goalkeeper Dean Henderson in the 48th minute.
    — Alanis Thames, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
Definition of flicked
Verb
  • Since the fire, Southern California’s Air Quality Management District has slapped Lineage with multiple violations tied to the warehouse.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
  • Yesterday, the European Commission slapped AliExpress with the largest fine yet under the Digital Services Act (DSA), exceeding $625 million.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 20 July 2026
Definition of slapped

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