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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
And recent challenges around tariffs, for example, have sliced profits even thinner.
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Tovia Smith, NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
Made in minutes in the skillet with only precooked cornmeal, water and salt, the corn cake’s fate is to be sliced partway, then stuffed with whatever appeals.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
Government grants have never been guaranteed, Brown Grosvenor said, but the suddenness with which they have been sliced or eliminated has many organizations reeling.
—Mimi Whitefield, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Rolls, mac and cheese, and casseroles can be displayed in matching serving dishes, while the pumpkin pie can be sliced in advance and arranged on a decorative platter for easy access.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2025
The robbers arrived early last Sunday with a furniture-lift truck, sliced through a window of the Galerie d’Apollon, threatened guards and smashed through two display cases, stealing eight of France’s crown jewels.
—Raf Sanchez, NBC news, 26 Oct. 2025
Their home had backed up to a 300-acre farm that’s now been sliced into subdivisions.
—Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2025
Ingredients 3 large apples, sliced 1/4-in.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
Raw baby turnips can be sliced or diced and used in salads.
—Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 20 Oct. 2025
Tovia Smith, NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
Made in minutes in the skillet with only precooked cornmeal, water and salt, the corn cake’s fate is to be sliced partway, then stuffed with whatever appeals.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
Government grants have never been guaranteed, Brown Grosvenor said, but the suddenness with which they have been sliced or eliminated has many organizations reeling.
—Mimi Whitefield, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Rolls, mac and cheese, and casseroles can be displayed in matching serving dishes, while the pumpkin pie can be sliced in advance and arranged on a decorative platter for easy access.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2025
The robbers arrived early last Sunday with a furniture-lift truck, sliced through a window of the Galerie d’Apollon, threatened guards and smashed through two display cases, stealing eight of France’s crown jewels.
—Raf Sanchez, NBC news, 26 Oct. 2025
Their home had backed up to a 300-acre farm that’s now been sliced into subdivisions.
—Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2025
Ingredients 3 large apples, sliced 1/4-in.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
Raw baby turnips can be sliced or diced and used in salads.
—Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sliced
Verb
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Place chopped leaves in a large wire bin and wet each layer.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
30 Oct. 2025
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For Immunity Garlic contains bioactive compounds such as allicin, which is produced when garlic is crushed or chopped.—
Lana Barhum,
Verywell Health,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Midway through the first period, Matthews ripped home a power-play goal.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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There's a naivety and sweetness to them that's ripped away in an instant when the two passionately make love in the barren house, the inciting incident for the demise of their relationship.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Under new China chief Molly Liu, the chain has also expanded its drinks menu to include more sugar-free options and teas catering to local tastes, slashed prices on a slew of beverages and upped its options for customizing orders.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Global climate policies and rapid advancements in clean energy technology and energy efficiency have slashed that forecast.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The veteran coach believes the solution to the problem is to cut some games off the 82-game schedule, a view shared by Cleveland Cavaliers coach (and former Kerr assistant) Kenny Atkinson, who recently advocated for a 72-game season.—
Nick Friedell,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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The 10-year Treasury yield was little changed Friday following this week’s interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve and the central bank’s more hawkish tone on future policy.—
Sean Conlon,Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The killer slit Catherine's throat with a razor so severely that her head was nearly severed before striking them both with an axe, per the Times-Picayune.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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The next morning, when Morse arrived for work, Nicholson stabbed her repeatedly and slit her throat before placing her body inside a large plastic bin in the kitchen pantry, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Consuelos discussed an increase in mosquitos while a buzzing noise pierced the air.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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In the clip, Hudson held onto her daughter's hand as the body artist pierced her daughter's ears.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Like the other eight couples who were killed, they were found shot and stabbed in their cars.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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As president of the United States, he was stabbed in the heart with a letter opener by a septuagenarian cuckold.—
Joy Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Sliced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sliced. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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