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as in sliced
to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)
the tire appears to have been deliberately slashed
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as in whipped
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 slashed
In March, the health secretary announced the consolidation of divisions and elimination of 20,000 full-time employees in a major restructuring and slashed funding for research.
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
In 2025, private-sector employers slashed 31,400 jobs, while government employers added 20,200.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
In November last year, the UK slashed its contribution to the budget of the European Space Agency (ESA), Europe's response to NASA, which brings together 23 member states to work on complex space projects.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 6 Feb. 2026
In recent, years the company has slashed prices for those vehicles as global competition for electric vehicles has soared.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
And the outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas said Thursday that companies slashed more than 108,000 jobs last month, the most since October and the worst January for job cuts since 2009.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
The website boasted savings on GLP-1s, showing that the Wegovy pill's lowest TrumpRx price was $149 a month, slashed from what the website says is an original price of $1,349.
—Selina Wang, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2026
As Bloomberg reports, the company slashed 11 percent of its workforce this week as part of an existing effort to save $100 million.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 5 Feb. 2026
Moments later, the same suspect approached a 30-year-old man, who was inside his vehicle, at a nearby parking lot armed with a large butcher knife, struck the vehicle's window, and slashed the driver's side tire.
—Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
In 2025, private-sector employers slashed 31,400 jobs, while government employers added 20,200.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
In November last year, the UK slashed its contribution to the budget of the European Space Agency (ESA), Europe's response to NASA, which brings together 23 member states to work on complex space projects.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 6 Feb. 2026
In recent, years the company has slashed prices for those vehicles as global competition for electric vehicles has soared.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
And the outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas said Thursday that companies slashed more than 108,000 jobs last month, the most since October and the worst January for job cuts since 2009.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
The website boasted savings on GLP-1s, showing that the Wegovy pill's lowest TrumpRx price was $149 a month, slashed from what the website says is an original price of $1,349.
—Selina Wang, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2026
As Bloomberg reports, the company slashed 11 percent of its workforce this week as part of an existing effort to save $100 million.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 5 Feb. 2026
Moments later, the same suspect approached a 30-year-old man, who was inside his vehicle, at a nearby parking lot armed with a large butcher knife, struck the vehicle's window, and slashed the driver's side tire.
—Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slashed
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The star of the show at both is the steak trompo, in which strip and sirloin steaks are skewered on a glossy vertical spit, sliced thinly to order onto a supple corn tortilla with avocado salsa.—
Andrea Strong,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Feb. 2026
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Using single-cell RNA data from four additional mouse brains — including ones from male or female mice, and ones sliced from left to right or front to back — CellTransformer produced similar maps.—
Amber Dance,
Quanta Magazine,
9 Feb. 2026
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Pierce died Friday after being whipped with a belt and being forced to stand in a cold shower, authorities said.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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Thanks to whipped egg whites, these cookies are airy and crisp on the outside and gooey on the inside.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
8 Feb. 2026
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The explosion, which ripped through the mosque during Friday prayers, was caused by a suicide bomber, police told CNN.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Four people are dead after a fire ripped through a DeKalb County home late Wednesday, officials said.—
Caroline Silva,
AJC.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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In the men's singles final in figure skating, the NBC telecast just cut to a shot of American Max Naumov, who was juggling a soccer ball.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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Catherine’s brother Hindley, a vicious bully whose abuse is part of what drives Cathy and Heathcliff so closely together, is cut entirely, his role combined with Catherine’s father.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2026
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The victim was stabbed multiple times in the back as the quarrel escalated, police said.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Elordi strides naturally through the film’s burning-of-Atlanta orange sunscapes and its grasslands stabbed by obsidian spikes of rock.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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The skier’s comments somehow came to the attention of the president, who lashed out at Hess on Truth Social on Sunday.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
8 Feb. 2026
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The president has lashed out at current Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over the Fed's slow-and-steady approach to interest rate cuts over the last year.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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The day Hanceville’s police department was eliminated, a switch was flicked in a dispatch center at the county sheriff’s office in Cullman.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Off a pass from Alex Carpenter, Knight went streaking up the right side of the ice, fended off a defender and then flicked a goal into the top of the net.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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Both said Toth had slapped the mother-in-law Tuesday evening, according to the report.—
Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
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Khan said Desmond eventually became angry with her and slapped her across the face before putting her in a chokehold, according to court documents.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Slashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slashed. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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