Thesaurus results for SLITTING

slitting

verb

present participle of slit

as in slicing

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 slitting 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

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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

Definition of slicing

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These next-generation systems aim to extract far more energy from uranium while slashing waste stockpiles.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026
Right now, Amazon has the TCL Nxtpaper 11 (Gen 2) on sale for 31% off, slashing $90 from its already affordable price.

— Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of slashing

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The sanctions are aimed at cutting the ICC off from the global financial system and include threats of punishment for countries that do business with the court.

— Susannah George, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
The city faced a $1-billion budget shortfall in 2025 but, after various cost-cutting measures, managed to set aside funding for the LAPD to hire more than 500 new officers in the coming year.

— Sean Greene, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of cutting

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