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as in samples
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 portions
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 slits
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 slices
The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Garnish with more rosemary sprigs or lemon slices.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
Dollop it onto a bacon-and-cheddar burger with a few dill slices for a bright, savory sauce that pairs well with pickles.
—Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Mar. 2026
At breakfast, there’s avocado toast, omelets, pancakes, and a traditional Costa Rican breakfast with eggs, plantains, rice and beans, pico de gallo, avocado slices, and soft white cheese made in-house.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
Smoked Arctic char from neighboring Labrador came next, layered on thick slices of brown bread and sprinkled with citrusy larch shoots.
—Gina Decaprio Vercesi, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
There was also a roasted Fogline Farm chicken from Pescadero, made into a roulade with crispy skin, tatsoi and big slices of leaks – enjoyable just for being really tasty leaks.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
Spread dressing on one side of all bread slices.
—Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2026
Transfer them to the baking sheet with the cabbage spreading out the slices.
—Mary Ann Esposito, Boston Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
Mihir Sharma, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
The campaign reaching the ballot would add to a series of looming questions about the future of the map, which slices through Kansas City.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026
Arrange slices 1 inch apart on prepared baking sheets.
—Anna Theoktisto, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2025
Place slices 1 inch apart on prepared cookie sheets.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Nov. 2025
Place slices in a dry skillet over medium heat.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Three Sevilla players are offside, but they are quickly played on as the Frenchman charges down the line and swings a cross into Romero, who slices his shot wide.
—Thom Harris, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
On his journey, Geralt slices up several soldiers, a giant, ogre-like creature and a ghostly wraith.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
And Lutz ultimately slices 42-yard than slams into left upright.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
To do this easily, cut the potato half lengthwise into 1/8-inch-thick slices, then stack a few slices at a time and thinly slice at a diagonal into 1/8-inch-thick sticks.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Garnish with more rosemary sprigs or lemon slices.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
Dollop it onto a bacon-and-cheddar burger with a few dill slices for a bright, savory sauce that pairs well with pickles.
—Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Mar. 2026
At breakfast, there’s avocado toast, omelets, pancakes, and a traditional Costa Rican breakfast with eggs, plantains, rice and beans, pico de gallo, avocado slices, and soft white cheese made in-house.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
Smoked Arctic char from neighboring Labrador came next, layered on thick slices of brown bread and sprinkled with citrusy larch shoots.
—Gina Decaprio Vercesi, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
There was also a roasted Fogline Farm chicken from Pescadero, made into a roulade with crispy skin, tatsoi and big slices of leaks – enjoyable just for being really tasty leaks.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
Spread dressing on one side of all bread slices.
—Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2026
Transfer them to the baking sheet with the cabbage spreading out the slices.
—Mary Ann Esposito, Boston Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
Verb
For one, Pashtun nationalists will always have problems with a border that slices their heartland in two.
—Mihir Sharma, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
The campaign reaching the ballot would add to a series of looming questions about the future of the map, which slices through Kansas City.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026
Arrange slices 1 inch apart on prepared baking sheets.
—Anna Theoktisto, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2025
Place slices 1 inch apart on prepared cookie sheets.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Nov. 2025
Place slices in a dry skillet over medium heat.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Three Sevilla players are offside, but they are quickly played on as the Frenchman charges down the line and swings a cross into Romero, who slices his shot wide.
—Thom Harris, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
On his journey, Geralt slices up several soldiers, a giant, ogre-like creature and a ghostly wraith.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
And Lutz ultimately slices 42-yard than slams into left upright.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slices
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The findings came from blood samples of 958 participants with an average chronological age of 70, who were taking the multivitamin–multimineral supplement Centrum Silver.—
Sara Moniuszko,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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Flying is the company’s second Nova-C lander named Athena featuring NASA’s PRIME-1 drill, to land a drill and mass spectrometer near the south pole of the moon in order to demonstrate the feasibility of in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) and measure the volatile content of subsurface samples.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2026
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Leave Grass Clippings In Place Lawn experts recommend leaving grass clippings in place on the lawn rather than bagging and removing the cuttings.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
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Locate a spot in your home where your monstera cuttings can get as much light as possible and keep the soil moist, with brief dry periods between watering.—
Derek Carwood,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Mar. 2026
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But a tree fell on his home of 20 years, and portions of the roof of a house across the street blew into his yard.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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Everything is bigger in Texas, especially the portions.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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Consider two investors, one who invests $7,500 at the beginning of the year, and another who chops it up into $288 biweekly investments.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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The proposal chops $150 million from the Developmental Disabilities Administration, which battled against the largest budget cut in last year's negotiations.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Oysterville Sea Farms is the place to see the best oyster beds and watch the boats come in and out and Goose Point Family Farm and Oystery offers samplings and oysters for purchase.—
Noreen Kompanik,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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The activation extends throughout Grand Central with its Grand Brasserie and Campbell restaurants offering samplings and bottle engravings with purchase at Central Cellars.—
Kanika Talwar,
Footwear News,
22 Sep. 2025
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The footage inside the silicone throat was shot weeks prior; when the camera cuts to Howard, production used scopes of different lengths to indicate how far the tube may have gone down his throat.—
Marah Eakin,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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Real kabuki actors apply their own makeup — one of the many facets of the art form mastered over countless years of arduous practice — but the production didn’t expect its stars to go to such lengths of method preparation.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Lopez shares Emme and Max with ex-husband Marc Anthony.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
7 Mar. 2026
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No 'immediate action' on selling Kraft Heinz shares Abel praised the decision last month by Kraft Heinz's new CEO Steve Cahillane to pause plans for split the company in two, a division that would have essentially reversed the merger Warren Buffett helped orchestrate in 2015.—
Alex Crippen,
CNBC,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In addition to this, utilizing these existing tunnels and shafts significantly slashes construction costs and accelerates deployment timelines.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Mar. 2026
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Congress slashes taxes, writes stimulus checks, and fattens unemployment-insurance payouts.—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Slices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slices. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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