Thesaurus results for SLASH

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verb

ˈslash

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as in to slit

to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife) the tire appears to have been deliberately slashed

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as in to hide

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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noun

as in slit

a long deep cut made a slash in the fabric with a knife

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South Africa will slash fuel taxes for a month to cushion consumers from a surge in oil prices triggered by the Middle East conflict, sacrificing millions of dollars in revenue for a fiscal framework only recently brought under control. —

Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 1 Apr. 2026 The bank also slashed its earnings per share estimates on the stock. —

Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026

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Other speakers on the panel include Rachel Maguire, showrunner slash executive producer for Naja Productions and executive producer and strategic advisor Nicole Woods. —

Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026 The choice to bring in an existing influencer-slash-reality star was seen as a move to revitalize the Bachelorette, which has seen a sharp decline in viewership in recent years. —

Rachel Treisman, NPR, 20 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for slash

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Nicholson repeatedly stabbed her and slit her throat before stuffing her into a large plastic bin with her arms and legs sticking out, Porter said.

— City News Service, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026
If it’s baked in a loaf pan, go ahead and slit the top of the batter before baking.

— Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Mar. 2026