slashing

verb

Definition of slashingnext
present participle of slash
1
as in slicing
to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife) the tire appears to have been deliberately slashed

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2
as in whipping
to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible wildly slashing the ground with his club and never once hitting the golf ball he was aiming at

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Recent Examples of slashing The startup anticipates slashing its AI token spend by 75%, from $15-20 million to $4-5 million annually, as a result of the AI ban policy. — Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Retailers are slashing their sizing in the GLP-1 era, both in physical stores and online. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 Yet most retirement experts believe Social Security will continue to exist and that, given the potential political fallout, Congress is likely to shore up the program to avoid slashing benefits. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026 Beijing has moved to insulate itself economically, slashing crude imports nearly 50% since the war started, according to The Wall Street Journal, and bolstering domestic energy. — Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 23 Aug. 2026 The Herald analysis highlights the challenges ahead if local leaders plan to keep funding intact for popular services like public safety, transit and healthcare while slashing property-tax dollars elsewhere. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026 The Congressional Budget released in April proposed slashing global health funding almost in half. — Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026 On top of that, the system is also slashing the time employees spend to manually handle sample bottles. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026 Some have succeeded in slashing sales and forcing policy changes, USA TODAY has previously reported. — Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slashing
  1. slicing
  2. whipping
  3. slitting
  4. hiding
  5. ripping
  6. cutting
  7. flicking
  8. lashing
Verb
  • Let the loaf rest for at least 10 or 15 minutes before slicing.
    — Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Since her confirmation, McMahon has partnered with several agencies that can co-manage the department's responsibilities and severely gutted the department's workforce by slicing its staff nearly in half.
    — Arthur Jones II, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of slicing
Verb
  • Whisk with ¾ cup whole milk and use in any sweet recipe that doesn’t require whipping.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2026
  • At the landing zone, with bullets whipping and cracking around them, Capers—barely clinging to consciousness—refused to board the helicopter until every last man, and his dog’s body, was aboard.
    — Ethan Rocke, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of whipping
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
Verb
  • The trio were found hiding in a ditch about 200 yards from where they were pulled over, according to the news release.
    — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2026
  • After six months of war, the deadlock has left the Islamic Republic bitterly divided, while its ultimate arbiter, Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, remains in hiding.
    — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of hiding
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  • Koloffon started the scoring for the Vikings in the ninth minute, taking a pass from Marquez and ripping in a hard shot from 15 yards.
    — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The travel stocks have been ripping for three years while this one mostly sat the party out.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of ripping
Verb
  • Furthermore, Bailey stated that simply not cutting rates already constitutes monetary policy tightening.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Enacting a solution is liable to be a significant political battle, likely involving cutting benefits for some Americans or raising taxes on higher earners, or both.
    — Ashley Lopez, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of cutting
Verb
  • The fire had engulfed the garage roof, with flames flicking nearby trees and threatening to spread beyond the garage.
    — Rob Moore, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Playing with the Chromatic is as simple as inserting a cartridge and flicking the power switch.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of flicking
Verb
  • Vinicius Jr started each of Brazil’s five matches at the World Cup and played a starring role in the group stage, lashing in an excellent goal against Morocco, scoring and assisting against Haiti, and adding a brace against Scotland.
    — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Lala weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm Sunday after lashing the state without making landfall.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of lashing

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“Slashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slashing. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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