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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
The crash C-section requires multiple prosthetics, a complicated sequence of surgical tasks, and on-the-fly adjustments as the SFX team and the actors figure out how to make a fake doctor slicing into a fake pregnant belly seem real.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
Tasks spanned from basic pick-and-place actions to more advanced, multi-step activities such as slicing an apple or assembling a breakfast tray.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Apr. 2026
Abhishek Sharma was out for a duck for the seventh time in T20s this year, slicing the first ball from Jofra Archer to deep backward point.
—ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
As she was seen using the cupping-style tools, Frankel appeared to bleed after slicing her face with the device.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
Upstairs, Polish artist and designer Zofia Sobolewska Ursic is slicing white onyx into ribbons alongside the workshop’s master technicians.
—Sarah Medford, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2026
Curry was on the floor as Golden State embarked upon their comeback, with his layup slicing the Rockets’ advantage to just 112-111 with under two minutes remaining, and then back to one point with a 3-pointer with a minute to go.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026
There was a ribbon-cutting ceremony a couple of hours before the game, gigantic scissors slicing a pink ribbon.
—Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
The light forced its way in, slicing past the shades in hot white ribbons that burned across the kitchen.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
Tasks spanned from basic pick-and-place actions to more advanced, multi-step activities such as slicing an apple or assembling a breakfast tray.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Apr. 2026
Abhishek Sharma was out for a duck for the seventh time in T20s this year, slicing the first ball from Jofra Archer to deep backward point.
—ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
As she was seen using the cupping-style tools, Frankel appeared to bleed after slicing her face with the device.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
Upstairs, Polish artist and designer Zofia Sobolewska Ursic is slicing white onyx into ribbons alongside the workshop’s master technicians.
—Sarah Medford, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2026
Curry was on the floor as Golden State embarked upon their comeback, with his layup slicing the Rockets’ advantage to just 112-111 with under two minutes remaining, and then back to one point with a 3-pointer with a minute to go.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026
There was a ribbon-cutting ceremony a couple of hours before the game, gigantic scissors slicing a pink ribbon.
—Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
The light forced its way in, slicing past the shades in hot white ribbons that burned across the kitchen.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slicing
Verb
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There is no peeling or chopping required.—
Carrie Madormo,
Verywell Health,
15 Apr. 2026
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In July of 1974, the BOJ reversed course, chopping the pace of money expansion in half.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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
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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, court records said.—
Elena Santa Cruz,
AZCentral.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Cities were ranked by the relative different of the cost of renting a one-pedroom apartment and splitting rental costs for a two-bedroom unit equally with a roommate.—
Julia Hawkins,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Apr. 2026
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Families like the ones served by Knightsbridge may be operating at a different scale, but the underlying pattern—uprooting a household, splitting a family across time zones, reorganizing daily life around one child’s athletic trajectory—is hardly confined to the ultra-wealthy.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
19 Apr. 2026
Verb
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While at Hewlett High, he and a friend were kicked out for ripping a bong hit in the dean’s bathroom.—
Steve Bloom,
Rolling Stone,
20 Apr. 2026
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Hunter consistently blows up running plays, ripping right through the interior of college offensive lines.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
19 Apr. 2026
Verb
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She has been arrested for slashing her sister’s neck with a box cutter and biting the breast of a security guard outside a nightclub.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
21 Apr. 2026
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While Sunbelt sellers are slashing prices to clear inventory, Ohio sellers are watching their equity grow.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This is an unsustainable path if the state hopes to avoid cutting health, education and other priorities.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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Another option is to remove some of the pups, by cutting under the plants, and gathering the leaves with roots.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Slicing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slicing. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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