Thesaurus results for SLASHED

slashed

verb

past tense of slash

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 By pioneering reusable boosters that can land autonomously, the company slashed launch costs and ramped up its launch cadence—suddenly making low earth orbit more accessible to a broad range of customers. —

Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 June 2026 Levin said the increase in visits was necessary because the agency slashed staffing of its oversight offices. —

Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026 Coolidge dramatically lowered Taxes, slashed Federal spending, 1maintained high Tariffs, cut the National Debt, vetoed large spending bills, and even ran a Federal budget surplus. —

New York Times, 11 June 2026 The next commissioner will have to contend with rising rates and slashed policies, as well as the challenges created by widespread fires in the Los Angeles area last year. —

Haley Parsley june 10, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026 And even more importantly, China has slashed its crude imports, turning instead to massive stockpiles. —

Matt Egan, CNN Money, 9 June 2026 Police in Vail are searching for a man who allegedly poured milk over a 2025 red Toyota Sienna and slashed the vehicle's tires. —

Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 9 June 2026 Green infrastructure requires funding, and yet Republicans have slashed appropriations for climate programs. —

Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 9 June 2026 The Wall Street bank searched a list of companies that have slashed dividends by at least 15% in the past 12 months. —

Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 9 June 2026

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As lasers sliced through smoke billowing from the stage, frontman Tyrone Lindqvist's silky falsetto floated over a sea of festivalgoers stretching far, far, far beyond the soundboard.

— Bryan West, USA Today, 14 June 2026
De Los Santos’ changeup sliced toward the bottom left of the zone, and Jensen met it with a three-run double to right to put Kansas City ahead 7-5.

— Latif Love June 14, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2026