slitting

present participle of slit

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of slitting When Rochelle Luna, 18, arrived at the house hours later, Djerf bound, gagged and raped her before stabbing her and slitting her throat, the brief said. Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slitting
Verb
  • Let stand until glaze firms up, about 15 minutes, before slicing and serving.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The line will run along the Interstate 15 corridor, slicing through the San Bernardino Mountains and across the desert.
    Ben Jones, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Stringer/Sputnik via AP What To Know Broadly desecration of a flag refers to any action that damages or disrespects it—such as burning it, urinating or defecating on it, defacing it, stepping on it, damaging it with stones or bullets, cutting or ripping it and many others.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Jordan immediately went to work ripping the tile out and scraping out the mortar, and I got started on an email to the tile company.
    Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Witnesses and lawmakers wrestled with NASA’s budget priorities, highlighting concern that the administration’s 2026 budget request tilts heavily toward exploration while slashing science programs.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Such reviews have led to companies clearing the deck for new CEOs by slashing top and bottom line expectations, leaving stocks vulnerable to steep corrections.
    Chloe Taylor,Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Barcelona’s decision was not a sporting one but based on cutting wages.
    Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • There’s people cutting sandwiches, putting the sandwiches right to the camera, squeezing the juices.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025

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“Slitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slitting. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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