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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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

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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

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