Thesaurus results for SLASHING

slashing

verb

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present participle of slash

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 Although reducing carbon pollution, which stays in the atmosphere for hundreds of years, is key to tackling the climate crisis, slashing methane has been seen as something of a low-hanging fruit. —

Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 30 May 2026 After trading away nine regulars at last year’s deadline, then slashing payroll, the prognosis was naturally dire. —

John Shipley, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026 Reportedly, this allows for mass production of thousands of identical 3D sensing chips on a single wafer, slashing the cost per chip to just $5. —

Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 25 May 2026 The majority-Republican House Committee on Appropriations proposed on Wednesday less extreme but still substantial cuts, slashing 20% from the agency and reducing funding to the state clean water programs by almost 25%. —

Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for slashing

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Some varieties of slicing cucumbers have very tender skins and bruise easily.

— Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 28 May 2026
Nothing arrived pre-chopped, so there was still some prep, but it was limited to quick tasks like slicing scallions, dicing a pepper, and chopping cashews.

— Erin Bunch, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 May 2026