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as in ripped
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 sliced
The frigid air sliced through the open windows, bit the tips of my ears and my runny nose.
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Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Their attacking thrusts sliced the Serbians to shreds.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
That’s a sharp contrast to what happened at the start of the year, when Tesla sliced through the 20- and 50-day lines and then struggled to climb back above them.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
These cakes are designed to fool the eye until they're sliced open, revealing their true nature.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Their foliage adds a lush flair to the garden and sliced cabbage with a little mayo and mustard mix or a vinaigrette is one of my go-to side dishes (or even a snack).
—Amy Brightfield, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2025
Passing through clear plastic tubes, muck was sliced into disks like hockey pucks.
—Rodrique Ngowi, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Thomas Saggese sliced San Francisco’s lead to one run with an RBI single, then Jordan Walker erased it entirely with a walk-off, two-run double that deflected off third baseman Matt Chapman’s glove.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
Watch as potatoes are washed, sliced, cooked in small batches, and seasoned.
—Tykesha Spivey Burton, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Their attacking thrusts sliced the Serbians to shreds.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
That’s a sharp contrast to what happened at the start of the year, when Tesla sliced through the 20- and 50-day lines and then struggled to climb back above them.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
These cakes are designed to fool the eye until they're sliced open, revealing their true nature.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Their foliage adds a lush flair to the garden and sliced cabbage with a little mayo and mustard mix or a vinaigrette is one of my go-to side dishes (or even a snack).
—Amy Brightfield, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2025
Passing through clear plastic tubes, muck was sliced into disks like hockey pucks.
—Rodrique Ngowi, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Thomas Saggese sliced San Francisco’s lead to one run with an RBI single, then Jordan Walker erased it entirely with a walk-off, two-run double that deflected off third baseman Matt Chapman’s glove.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
Watch as potatoes are washed, sliced, cooked in small batches, and seasoned.
—Tykesha Spivey Burton, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sliced
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The praline starts out as a solid sweet before being chopped in a food processor into a paste.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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Shohei Ohtani walked against Juan Mejia before Freddie Freeman chopped a double over the head of Farmer at first base.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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The drought grew to 41 2/3 innings before Crim ripped JP Sears’ first-pitch sweeper 439 feet to left-center, scoring Hunter Goodman and Jordan Beck, who opened the fourth with back-to-back singles.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
13 Sep. 2025
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Justin wore a neon pink hoodie and ripped jeans and sat on a couch while his son Jack, who wore pink leggings, a pink tank top and a pink beanie, leaned over his dad.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Global energy firms slashed thousands of jobs after the 2020 oil bust, leaving a skeletal workforce.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
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Trump maintained Friday that the economy would be adding jobs if Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell had slashed benchmark interest rates, even though doing so to the degree that Trump wants could ignite higher inflation.—
Josh Boak,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
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Others have cut bills by a factor of five.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Jobless claims hit their highest level since 2021 last week, adding to recent labor market revisions that have fueled confidence the Fed will cut rates in September.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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That's when the state is planning to put Ralph Menzies to death for the murder of 25-year-old Maurine Hunsaker, a married mother of three who was found tied to a tree with her throat slit nearly 40 years ago.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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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, the brief said.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Polish officials said Russian drones pierced their airspace 19 times from late Tuesday night to Wednesday morning.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The morning sun barely pierced the haze over Maitighar Mandala, yet the atmosphere was electric.—
Sonal Nain,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Just after noon, officers from BPD and the School Police Unit responded to a report of a teen stabbed in the Roxbury high school building, spokesperson Sgt.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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Frank was also found bound in the basement, stabbed multiple times in the neck and chest.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Sliced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sliced. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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