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as in sliced
to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)
the tire appears to have been deliberately slashed
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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
Diaz’s attorney, James Crawford, argued that after the victim was slashed to death Andrademembreno let Diaz into the apartment complex, so the killing had already happened.
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City News Service, Oc Register, 25 Jan. 2026
Ahead of the launch of the Pixel 10a in February, Google has slashed the price of the Pixel 9a.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Southwest Airlines, which is headquartered at Love Field, has already slashed 136 flights that were set to operate there on Saturday, FlightAware showed.
—Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
Last year, lawmakers allocated $250 million from the $10-billion bond toward unrelated projects in their districts as the state faced a budget deficit and slashed social services and state positions.
—Nadia Lathan, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
In its fight for survival, Spirit has slashed flights, reduced its fleet and cut jobs to save money.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026
Earlier that day, a 16-year-old boy was slashed in the back of the head by a stranger who started an argument with him near the entrance of the Seneca Ave.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
Team engineers have been beavering away, clawing back downforce slashed in the new rule definitions for how cars need to look and behave.
—Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Police said the 30-year-old victim was stabbed in the back and slashed in the neck.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
City News Service, Oc Register, 25 Jan. 2026
Ahead of the launch of the Pixel 10a in February, Google has slashed the price of the Pixel 9a.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Southwest Airlines, which is headquartered at Love Field, has already slashed 136 flights that were set to operate there on Saturday, FlightAware showed.
—Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
Last year, lawmakers allocated $250 million from the $10-billion bond toward unrelated projects in their districts as the state faced a budget deficit and slashed social services and state positions.
—Nadia Lathan, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
In its fight for survival, Spirit has slashed flights, reduced its fleet and cut jobs to save money.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026
Earlier that day, a 16-year-old boy was slashed in the back of the head by a stranger who started an argument with him near the entrance of the Seneca Ave.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
Team engineers have been beavering away, clawing back downforce slashed in the new rule definitions for how cars need to look and behave.
—Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Police said the 30-year-old victim was stabbed in the back and slashed in the neck.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slashed
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Add 1 large shallot, thinly sliced into rings, and 8 garlic cloves, crushed, and cook, stirring often, until softened and light golden around the edges, 3–4 minutes.—
Chris Morocco,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Challenger sliced through a clear blue sky, away from the launch pad on a catapult of orange flame.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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In an unlit room, the children are whipped and verbally chastized.—
Blake Simons,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2026
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Mountains of snow accumulated in drifts, whipped by winds of 50 mph or more.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Materials consistent with homemade explosives and fireworks were found at the site of an explosion and fire that ripped through an apartment building in Los Angeles County, killing a teenager, a report said.—
Greg Norman-Diamond,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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People are getting ripped from their cars!—
Angela Pelster,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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With the benefit of hindsight, analysts and investors have blamed much of Kraft Heinz’s downward spiral on the brutal cost-cutting strategy imposed after the merger.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2026
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Beijing has spent decades growing its trade ties and bankrolling projects in the region, to boost transportation links and cut energy costs – cementing its own influence along the way.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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Shot a bunch of times in the stomach, twice in the head, stabbed in the arm.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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But the couple's elderly dog was inside the apartment and was stabbed between the eyes, authorities said.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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But Johnson, who won a pair of Super Bowl championships with the Cowboys, lashed out at Spygate being the reason for Belichick not being selected.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
28 Jan. 2026
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This is far from the first time the White House has lashed out at the cohosts of The View.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Jan. 2026
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The sixth-tier side doubled their advantage shortly after the hour mark as a deflected effort fell into the path of Buckley-Ricketts, who adjusted his body and flicked past goalkeeper Walter Benitez.—
Ali Rampling,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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The suspect poured gasoline on the girls as well as both officers, flicked a lighter and set the room ablaze.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2026
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For perhaps the direction WWE is going with this match, backstage, Zayn slapped Drew McIntyre in the face.—
Rob Wolkenbrod,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Trump had previously slapped a 10 percent tariff on Denmark and its European allies over the issue of Greenland, rattling much of Europe.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
22 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Slashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slashed. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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