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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And in the coming years, humanoid robots with dexterous hands will automate the other parts of lab work, such as handling mice, or slicing thin layers of tissue.

— Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 17 July 2026
By the eighth inning, when the conditions had deteriorated at Citizens Bank Park, Brandon Marsh twisted and turned to track a line drive slicing through the smoke.

— Matt Gelb, New York Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of slicing

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Videos released by state media in the afternoon showed flames ripping through the building and thick black smoke billowing into the sky.

— Reuters, NBC news, 9 July 2026
Shortly after Thursday’s meeting, Johnson released a statement ripping the committee for not letting voters have their say on the millionaire tax.

— Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

Definition of ripping

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Then Ferrari’s team reboots the underlying technology—centralizing server costs, cleaning up sprawling codebases—while slashing costs.

— Chris Dobstaff, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Higgins said her solution is to speed up permitting by slashing red tape — both for these types of large, city projects and for home and business owners trying to install resilient upgrades.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026

Definition of slashing

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The vibes at Wrigley should be stellar this weekend as the Champions Gate at Gallagher Way will be unveiled before Saturday’s game with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
Rather than report on every float in this parade of horribles, the Chronicle of Higher Education, Inside Higher Ed and hirsute higher education observer Bryan Alexander have started cost-cutting trackers.

— Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of cutting

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