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as in sample
a number of things selected from a group to stand for the whole
the novel's multitudinous array of characters constitute a veritable slice of humanity
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as in portion
something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group
there's a pile of money to be made on this land deal, and everybody's trying to get their slice
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as in to slit
to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)
the shard of glass sliced my hand, and I started bleeding profusely
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Recent Examples of slice
Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2026
From fudgy squares that melt in your mouth to cake-like slices perfect for stacking on a platter, and even cookie-style mash-ups, these brownie recipes cover the spectrum.
—Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2026
Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 7 Feb. 2026
Just slice up pieces of lemon, place them in the garbage disposal, and turn it on.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Cozy up with a slice of this big-batch dessert.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2026
From fudgy squares that melt in your mouth to cake-like slices perfect for stacking on a platter, and even cookie-style mash-ups, these brownie recipes cover the spectrum.
—Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2026
Verb
Fajeau said the Sierra Club California welcomes the bill’s $5 billion cap on new projects but worries that water contractors could try to slice large conveyance proposals into smaller phases to keep them under that threshold.
—Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 7 Feb. 2026
Just slice up pieces of lemon, place them in the garbage disposal, and turn it on.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slice
Noun
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Facilities require adequate time to design and install the groundwater monitoring system, collect eight independent samples, and conduct statistical analysis.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Flying is the company’s second Nova-C lander named Athena featuring NASA’s PRIME-1 drill, to land a drill and mass spectrometer near the south pole of the moon in order to demonstrate the feasibility of in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) and measure the volatile content of subsurface samples.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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Part of the project will also be expanding a portion of the cart path to accommodate the new service window and to provide ADA access.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Her portion of the rent, after utilities, comes out to roughly $1,400 a month.—
Johane Saintil,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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It can be enjoyed as a salad (be sure to massage the leaves first) or chopped and cooked in stews, soups, curries, and more.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Martha Stewart,
9 Feb. 2026
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Fresh marigold leaves were rinsed, chopped, crushed, centrifuged, filtered, and evaporated.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
6 Feb. 2026
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Always be willing to make a friend and slit their throat.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Jan. 2026
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In their final meeting, Spire took his former teammate for help after McCarthy slit his wrist.—
Graham Womack
Updated January 15,
Sacbee.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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Go on Tuesdays for happy hour bites and a sampling of a special wine, spirit, or beer—your first tasting is on the house.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Feb. 2026
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Spring for the tasting menu for a broad sampling of the country’s different cuisines.—
John Bowe,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Have the aid cuts affected morale?—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Experts believe the crown’s flexible mount was strained when thieves wrenched it from its display through a narrow slot cut by the angle grinder, according to a report by the Louvre.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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The share of Americans who report being satisfied with their current lives is also the second-lowest in the survey’s history — higher only than the percentage recorded in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Alphabet and Meta shares are each up 3% this year.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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Instead of one big weekly grocery trip, shoppers are splitting their carts between a warehouse club and a traditional supermarket.—
Alexandria Mansfield,
Florida Times-Union,
8 Feb. 2026
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Michigan State starting on Valentine’s Day, the Bruins wrapped up their three-game homestand on a positive note after splitting the first two, a one-point, double-overtime loss to Indiana followed by a 22-point blowout of Rutgers in which five players scored in double digits.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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