as in to slice
to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)
I slit my finger open while cleaning up the broken glass
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Recent Examples of slit
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
22 June 2026
The cap-sleeve tee has pintucked pleats across the chest, side slits, and a subtly relaxed fit.
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Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
Jonathan Stempel,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
Although not a full Renaissance sleeve, Lela Rose slit into those on a few of her cocktail dresses, allowing subtle movement without veering too far into costume territory.
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Ari Stark,
Footwear News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Need for complex numbers The field of quantum mechanics arose as physicists struggled to explain the behavior of phenomena in which particles displayed wave-like behavior, such as in the double-slit experiment.
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Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
22 June 2026
The cap-sleeve tee has pintucked pleats across the chest, side slits, and a subtly relaxed fit.
—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
Verb
Moments later, Gavalas slit his wrists, the complaint said.
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Jonathan Stempel,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
Although not a full Renaissance sleeve, Lela Rose slit into those on a few of her cocktail dresses, allowing subtle movement without veering too far into costume territory.
—
Ari Stark,
Footwear News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slit
Noun
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Since the trade, Reese has been on a tear.
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Some houses have plumbing lines that run through the ceiling—mainly to minimize tear-down during plumbing disasters.
Verb
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Pizza Tascio — a Kansas City-area restaurant chain with seven existing locations — is about to slice its newest spot.
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After being used only as a second-half substitute against Cape Verde, he was thrown in from the start on Sunday and wasted no time in making his presence felt, repeatedly slicing through the Saudi defense before turning home Mikel Oyarzabal's cross.
Noun
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And where there are incisions, there are sutures—approximately 400 of them in Robin’s case.
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With the Preservé by Motiva procedure, a surgeon makes a small incision under the breast and creates a channel in the breast tissue using a special tool.
Verb
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Keywords Studios is slashing 128 jobs in San Francisco.
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Nor slashing domestic draft bonuses from last year’s payout of $401 million to $200 million.
Noun
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Other images released Friday show a deep gash on Metcalf's chest with a forensic ruler placed beside the wound.
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Price's dog Chaos suffered extensive blood loss and several gashes and scratches from the bear attack.
Verb
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Pride flags are once again blowing in the breeze on Kings Highway in Haddonfield, New Jersey, less than 48 hours after police say a man ripped most of them down in the middle of the borough's busy business district.
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Sequined trousers resembled jeans, while ripped denim was finished with fine silver chains.
Verb
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Kirkmeyer has campaigned on affordability and safety issues, Bottoms is pushing for a redo of the state's education system among other things and Marx wants to cut regulations and lower the cost of living.
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Terrell Carstens, a 25-year resident of Brookhaven, said she is frustrated the city made little effort to find places to cut costs instead of raising the rate.
Verb
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The song’s spacious production lets its piercing saxophone riffs dissipate into silence, only for borderline obnoxious horns to swirl them back into rhythm.
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First responders found the woman conscious and alert after an umbrella stake pierced her shoulder.
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“Slit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slit. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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