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as in slits
to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)
the tire appears to have been deliberately slashed
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as in hides
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 slashes
Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
This high-speed rotation slashes production time for cylindrical components by more than two-thirds.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
The recession warning even assumes the Federal Reserve slashes rates, starting next month.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025
This slashes manual legwork while informing future strategies.
—Imran Aftab, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Miami-Dade commissioners approved the contract a day after Levine Cava unveiled a 2026 county budget proposal that slashes about $40 million in nonprofit grants.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 9 Aug. 2025
What's on the new menu Frontier slashes price of 2025 unlimited pass.
—Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
If one part of the country hunkers down and slashes spending at the mall or on vacations, that would hurt businesses and lead to layoffs.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
One is if stronger sanctions pressure on Iran slashes its exports.
—Ben Geman, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
Cherry picks up a knife and slashes Laura’s tires on the way out, for good measure.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
This high-speed rotation slashes production time for cylindrical components by more than two-thirds.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
The recession warning even assumes the Federal Reserve slashes rates, starting next month.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025
This slashes manual legwork while informing future strategies.
—Imran Aftab, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Miami-Dade commissioners approved the contract a day after Levine Cava unveiled a 2026 county budget proposal that slashes about $40 million in nonprofit grants.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 9 Aug. 2025
What's on the new menu Frontier slashes price of 2025 unlimited pass.
—Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
If one part of the country hunkers down and slashes spending at the mall or on vacations, that would hurt businesses and lead to layoffs.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
One is if stronger sanctions pressure on Iran slashes its exports.
—Ben Geman, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
Noun
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—Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slashes
Verb
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Safari now hides all data that third-party snoopers can use to detect your digital fingerprint.—
Edward Mendelson,
PC Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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But outside of the ring, Christy hides and represses her lesbianism and winds up marrying her trainer Jim Martin (Ben Foster), who manipulates and physically abuses her.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Laying in an almost illusion deconstruction, the black fabric featured cutouts to reveal the white corset beneath the bustline in a plunging V shape and at the sides, along with waist-high slits on either side of the front of the skirt.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Net pots are plastic containers with slits that allow roots to grow through.—
The San Diego Union Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Nominate it as one of America's Top Workplaces But the downward revision of 911,000 jobs over that 12-month period slices those gains in half.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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Pair slices with a hot cup of coffee or a cappuccino to enhance the coffee flavors, or enjoy them alongside vanilla ice cream for a contrast of temperatures and textures.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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To accomplish this, Barton turned to the fundamental dance technique of spotting, where the dancer finds a focal point in front of them and whips their head around to hold that focus spot and keep themself centered.—
Oliver Sava,
Vulture,
28 Aug. 2025
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Wind whips both the sound waves and temperatures around, so bring a blanket even if it’s not forecast to rain or hail.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Click the video below to see a sweet brotherly reunion filled with the kind of hug that comes with happy tears and pure joy.—
Ronnie Li,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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This test evaluates the quantity and quality of your tears to diagnose dry eye syndrome.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But Thing, who Isaac had sewn back onto his arm, regains his autonomy and rips Isaac’s heart out.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Roberts brings a jolt of invigorating fury to one of the movie’s strongest scenes, in which the mentor rips into her mentee in public on a campus square with a fully detailed character assassination.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Fed cuts for the remainder of 2025.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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But Franc Fernandez, the designer of the dress that is today on display at the Park MGM in Las Vegas, had worked three long days to create it, draping butcher cuts on a mannequin torso.—
Steve Knopper,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The video shows Zarutska sit in a seat in front of Brown, who fixates on her and after several minutes pulls out a knife and stabs her several times in the neck, The Charlotte Observer previously reported.—
Danielle Battaglia,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Sep. 2025
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Harrison stabs Prater with the needle and knocks the billionaire out.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Slashes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slashes. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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