Thesaurus results for SLICING

slicing

verb

present participle of slice

as in chopping

to cut into long slender pieces slice the carrot into tiny strips

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as in slitting

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 slicing Our two Indonesian terrorists/arms dealers take turns slicing jumbo-size leaves of flesh off of Reacher’s leaking husk. — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026 Throwing off-platform, Jackson hit Flowers in stride, and Flowers did the rest, slicing through the defense with electric speed for the touchdown. — Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Santoku knives are great for a large variety of tasks, and are often prized for their daily use for things like slicing cheese, cutting an apple, breaking down an onion, or chopping herbs. — Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026 Either way, Crew Girl goes over about as smoothly as a shell slicing through a silver lake on a breezeless morning. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026 Count on a lunchtime carving station, with a chef slicing everything from a giant roast beef haunch to whole suckling pig. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026 And the joy in the swanky dining room rockets up whenever somebody orders the Cacio e Pepe, which is mixed in a big cheese wheel, or the New York Steak, which a server sets ablaze before slicing with a flaming knife. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026 This is one of risk’s most obvious gifts, the chance to experience that rare, thin-slicing acuity where each separate millisecond stands out like an image etched in stone. — Brian Laidlaw, Longreads, 1 Sep. 2026 Let the loaf rest for at least 10 or 15 minutes before slicing. — Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Aug. 2026

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Santoku knives are great for a large variety of tasks, and are often prized for their daily use for things like slicing cheese, cutting an apple, breaking down an onion, or chopping herbs.

— Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
Instead of chopping an object into billions of tiny digital cubes, the system mathematically embeds the boundaries and material densities into quantum states.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of chopping

Verb

The prosecutor said Tran tried to take his own life by slitting a wrist, cutting his neck and poking a blade into his stomach.

— Sean Emery, Oc Register, 5 Mar. 2026
When Rochelle Luna, 18, arrived at the house hours later, Djerf bound, gagged and raped her before stabbing her and slitting her throat, court records said.

— Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025

Definition of slitting

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The poll finds that Bodnar and Bankhead are splitting the Democratic vote, 49% to 43% respectively.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2026
The two women start to hang out again like college pals, gossiping and hip-hip dancing and — always – splitting a bottle of white wine.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of splitting

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On Sunday, a severe thunderstorm swept through the Kansas City area, leaving thousands of residents without power, ripping the roof off of one building, and canceling a portion of the annual SantaCaliGon Days festival in Independence.

— Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2026
Mensah looked as good as the numbers suggested, too, ripping NFL-level throws and distributing the ball to his myriad playmakers, namely wide receiver Malachi Toney.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of ripping

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The new approach, the research team explains, could replace the current slow, labor-intensive process, ultimately slashing the cost of production.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
Lululemon is down more than 20% after reporting a weak quarter and slashing its full-year outlook.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of slashing

Verb

On a September 2026 episode of Not Just Football With Cam Heyward, Rodgers offered a small nugget about how the wedding went down before cutting himself off.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026
The victim told police a handful of men had gotten together drinking and smoking while a tree cutting crew was in the neighborhood after recent storms, records state.

— Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

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