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 Then Bottura started saucing it, slicing it and feeding event attendees who had gathered to watch the spectacle unfold. — Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026 Marshall threw him into space, and Nagy did the rest, slicing through the heart of Arizona State’s defense and racing into the end zone to cut the deficit to 24-14 and give KU a semblance of late life. — Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2026 Food prep including tomato cutting and slicing on an unclean surface. — Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026 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 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

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The machine passed its first live crimping test on May 5, followed by a complete fuel-chopping run on June 2.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026
That is about as neutral as a reading gets, which fits a stock chopping below its old high rather than trending hard in either direction.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 24 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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In nearly a third of petitions, beneficiaries requested a detailed accounting of the trust’s finances, which Horton said reflects beneficiaries who suspected their trustees were mismanaging funds or ripping them off.

— Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
Now, the operator can add additional vendors without ripping out its orchestration software, negotiate on outcomes rather than lock-in and upgrade the AI models independently of the hardware.

— John Healy, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of ripping

Verb

Hilton has made a slew of campaign promises to lower the cost of living, including $3 gasoline, no taxes on income below $150,000 and lowering energy bills by slashing climate-friendly regulations imposed by Democrats.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
The crooks beat him savagely, at one point slashing him with a machete, while demanding his iPhone password, officials said.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of slashing

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Three people were arrested earlier this week after Woodland police found heavy-gauge copper wire and cutting tools in their vehicle near a community center where wiring had been stolen from about 10 light poles, authorities said.

— Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
My focus is cutting traffic gridlock through AI light synchronization, equipping police with advanced tech, protecting residential zoning against over-development, and streamlining municipal permitting with strict fiscal accountability.

— Miami Herald staff, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

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