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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
Critics contend that the country’s poverty rate sharply increased as Milei slashed welfare spending, devalued the country’s currency and rolled back labor rights as job losses mounted and as pension payments plummeted.
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Daniel Rivero, Miami Herald, 30 May 2026
Global fertilizer companies have slashed production over shortfalls of sulphur, required to make many farming inputs; about half of the global supply passed through the strait before the Iran war.
—semafor.com, 29 May 2026
Deutsche Bank slashed its price target Friday ahead the results.
—Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 29 May 2026
The state slashed funding for Imagination Library, a book-gifting program founded by Country superstar Dolly Parton that was available for all Missouri children under 6.
—Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
As a result of its work, thousands of federal workers were fired, and services were slashed.
—Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Oakland created a citizens' Police Commission to keep an eye on the department's progress, but its funding is being slashed by nearly a million dollars in the latest budget proposal.
—John Ramos, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Cole was tested immediately, as speedy Rays leadoff man Chandler Simpson slashed a soft single on the game’s second pitch.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026
Again in May, police said a man attacked another man and slashed him in the neck at a Roxbury MBTA station.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 23 May 2026
Daniel Rivero, Miami Herald, 30 May 2026
Global fertilizer companies have slashed production over shortfalls of sulphur, required to make many farming inputs; about half of the global supply passed through the strait before the Iran war.
—semafor.com, 29 May 2026
Deutsche Bank slashed its price target Friday ahead the results.
—Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 29 May 2026
The state slashed funding for Imagination Library, a book-gifting program founded by Country superstar Dolly Parton that was available for all Missouri children under 6.
—Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
As a result of its work, thousands of federal workers were fired, and services were slashed.
—Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Oakland created a citizens' Police Commission to keep an eye on the department's progress, but its funding is being slashed by nearly a million dollars in the latest budget proposal.
—John Ramos, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Cole was tested immediately, as speedy Rays leadoff man Chandler Simpson slashed a soft single on the game’s second pitch.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026
Again in May, police said a man attacked another man and slashed him in the neck at a Roxbury MBTA station.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 23 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slashed
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Don’t be surprised if that gets sliced and diced too.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
31 May 2026
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But just seven pitches into his start, Freddie Freeman sliced an opposite-field shot down the left-field line.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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As conquerers of the Eastern Conference, the New York Knicks have whipped all five boroughs into a frenzy.—
Esfandiar Baraheni,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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Costume bit the tenant’s hands and cheek during the struggle, then whipped a knife out of his pocket and stabbed the tenant in the back of the neck, the tenant said.—
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
1 June 2026
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The fire ripped through Hawthorne Village on May 11, forcing families to stay in hotels, motels and with other relatives.—
Tammy Mutasa,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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On the first pitch of his assignment, Lewis ripped a 91 mph cutter from Omaha’s Mitch Spence for a home run.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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The shortstop also rocketed a 441-foot, two-run home run off Giants right-hander Keaton Winn in the eighth to cut San Francisco’s lead to 4-3.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
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Based on 2026 opening day figures, eight teams would have to cut payroll to get under the cap.—
Ronald Blum,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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Digwa stabbed him five times, causing significant internal bleeding from a chest wound, local police said in a statement.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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The report, which was published on the DHS website, also noted that the officer who stabbed the detainee with a pen was disciplined.—
Laura Strickler,
NBC news,
3 June 2026
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Trump has lashed out at NATO and threatened to withdraw in recent months over alliance members’ reluctance to get involved in the Iran war.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
3 June 2026
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This torturous ordeal marked Mee’s first time entering this cave, located in the foothills of a mining project near the village of Long Tieng, hours away from the nearest cities and on muddy roads that have been lashed by the rainy season.—
Kocha Olarn,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
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And then, as if a switch had been flicked, Alamo’s tone changed again.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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Hull went closest on the stroke of halftime when McBurnie’s header flicked off a Middlesbrough defender and clipped the top of the crossbar.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 May 2026
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Statlander and Shida then came to blows after Shida slapped her tag team partner across the face.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
25 May 2026
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She was also slapped into another dimension by Jules (Hunter Schafer) after lobbing several insults at her about Jules’ whole sugar baby situation.—
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
24 May 2026
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“Slashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slashed. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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