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as in slicing
to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)
the tire appears to have been deliberately slashed
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as in whipping
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 slashing
In an interview, Ahrary said that the audit was initially planned to be conducted by the Office of Public Safety Accountability, but was presumably handed to her department after the city approved a budget slashing OPSA’s staff.
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Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
On his left, slashing toward the box, was Messi and Martinez found him beautifully.
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Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
That measure would not impact school taxes but would create a $150,000 exemption for primary homes in 2027 and a $250,000 exemption in 2028, reducing homeowners’ bill but also slashing money available for city and county budgets.
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Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 June 2026
Under the hood, the AMD Ryzen 7 processor is more than capable of handling everyday business tasks with ease, slashing through spreadsheets and punching up presentations with Windows 11 Copilot power.
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K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
15 June 2026
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Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
On his left, slashing toward the box, was Messi and Martinez found him beautifully.
—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
That measure would not impact school taxes but would create a $150,000 exemption for primary homes in 2027 and a $250,000 exemption in 2028, reducing homeowners’ bill but also slashing money available for city and county budgets.
—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 June 2026
Under the hood, the AMD Ryzen 7 processor is more than capable of handling everyday business tasks with ease, slashing through spreadsheets and punching up presentations with Windows 11 Copilot power.
—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
15 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slashing
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Designed for slicing everything from soft brie to firm cheddar, each piece has a purpose.
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As consumers looked for other low-cost substitutes, prices rose for other types of slicing tomatoes and cherry tomatoes.
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Ospreay struck Strickland, who responded by whipping a chain at him.
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Vargas is accused of repeatedly whipping the cab’s hood with a belt, denting it, cops said.
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The prosecutor said Tran tried to take his own life by slitting a wrist, cutting his neck and poking a blade into his stomach.
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When Rochelle Luna, 18, arrived at the house hours later, Djerf bound, gagged and raped her before stabbing her and slitting her throat, court records said.
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Police officers responding to Leslie Martin’s call and separate reports of a break-in found Doug Martin hiding in a neighbor’s home.
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The film is a modern take on the creature horror film told from the perspective of a young boy who slowly begins to discover that his beloved parents are hiding a disturbing secret about his mother’s true nature.
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One-touch passing, feinting and ripping hard shots into a tattered net, each is super-charged by vivid daydreams of glory on the international stage.
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In the 67th minute, Bosnia and Herzegovina had a golden chance with Amar Dedić ripping a shot from the far center, but it's blocked by Swiss goalkeeper Kobel.
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The interim agreement to end the Iran war has already reopened the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran effectively closed, cutting the global economy off from significant supplies of oil and natural gas.
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But after the cost-cutting trade of Jonathan Greenard to Philadelphia, the depth chart for the edge rusher spots is thin.
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The soon-to-be 26-year-old left winger scored at the end of the first half on a breakaway, casually flicking the ball past Haitian goalkeeper Johny Placide.
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The Americans were less cohesive without Pulisic in the second half, but Reyna still added the finishing touch by gliding into the box and toe-flicking home his first World Cup goal.
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Criminal Minds star Paget Brewster is apologizing after lashing out at a critic.
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Hurricane Fiona pummeled Puerto Rico in September 2022 as a Category 1 storm, lashing once more a power grid that hadn’t been rebuilt from Hurricane Maria.
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“Slashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slashing. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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