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as in sample
a number of things selected from a group to stand for the whole
the novel's multitudinous array of characters constitute a veritable slice of humanity
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as in portion
something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group
there's a pile of money to be made on this land deal, and everybody's trying to get their slice
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as in to slit
to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)
the shard of glass sliced my hand, and I started bleeding profusely
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Recent Examples of slice
Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 23 May 2026
Many more noteworthy women have signed on since the club's founding, including Sophia Bush and Lindsey Vonn, and their A-list investors have found unique ways to bring attention to the club, like Garner handing out orange slices in the ultimate soccer mom move.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
David A. Lieb, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
That single asset can then be sliced into an executive summary for the C-suite, a technical brief for the security team, a cost-impact one-pager for finance and a short video for broader awareness.
—Dee Blohm, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
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Noun
Costa Rica’s Deep Sea Costa Rica’s biodiversity is the stuff of nature documentaries, but most travelers only ever see one slice of it at a time.
—Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 23 May 2026
Many more noteworthy women have signed on since the club's founding, including Sophia Bush and Lindsey Vonn, and their A-list investors have found unique ways to bring attention to the club, like Garner handing out orange slices in the ultimate soccer mom move.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
Verb
Although Republicans who dominate the state Legislature are aligned on the broad contours of the new map, the House and Senate have competing visions for how to divvy up certain localities, including which parishes will be kept whole and which will be sliced up.
—David A. Lieb, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
That single asset can then be sliced into an executive summary for the C-suite, a technical brief for the security team, a cost-impact one-pager for finance and a short video for broader awareness.
—Dee Blohm, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slice
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Researchers from Fukushima University and Hirosaki University analyzed DNA samples from the mutant animals and discovered that the offspring inherited key reproductive traits from domestic pigs.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
22 May 2026
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The day before the WHO learned of the hantavirus outbreak, however, negotiators failed to agree on how to equitably share critical pathogen samples, vaccines, and medicines between richer and poorer countries during future outbreaks.—
Neil Vora,
Time,
22 May 2026
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In a later portion of the video, sources said the person believed to be Clark can be seen reaching into the backseat of the vehicle and then shooting Vazquez, before chambering a second round and taking his own life.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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The scale has certainly been pumped up, with an obviously bigger budget, spectacular action sequences and a significant portion projected in full IMAX-level proportions.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2026
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In demonstrations, it has been shown performing a range of domestic tasks, including chopping vegetables, frying eggs, loading a washing machine, hanging laundry, making a bed, and opening curtains, according to Fast Company.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
25 May 2026
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The film eliminated even a gesture toward a plot while showing solitary nonprofessional and real-life ranch-hand Misael Saavedra chopping and hauling logs in the Argentinian hinterlands (in actuality, Alonso’s family’s ranch).—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
25 May 2026
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Nicholson repeatedly stabbed her and slit her throat before stuffing her into a large plastic bin with her arms and legs sticking out, Porter said.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
21 Mar. 2026
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If it’s baked in a loaf pan, go ahead and slit the top of the batter before baking.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 Mar. 2026
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But McKay’s office reviews every police report that includes the use of force and a sampling of shows of force — for instance, drawing but not firing a weapon.—
Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
11 May 2026
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Pastry lessons, olive-oil sampling, and wine tastings are on offer, along with a screening room, a spa, and a pool.—
Kelley Manley,
Travel + Leisure,
9 May 2026
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But the billionaires’ tax cuts remain.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 May 2026
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The budget proposal also still includes dozens of layoffs, elimination of the Office of Child and Youth Success and cuts to homeless services, zoning investigators and facilities maintenance.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Bank of America reiterates Apple as buy Bank of America raised its price target on Apple to $380 per share from $330.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
26 May 2026
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In housing, empty-nest Boomers sit on a disproportionate share of the family-sized homes that millennial parents need but cannot find or afford.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
25 May 2026
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Rooms This glitzy hotel is enormous, with 2,798 rooms and suites split between the Borgata Tower and the MGM Tower.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 May 2026
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These are the first to split and topple over.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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“Slice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slice. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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