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as in samples
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 portions
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 slits
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 slices
Linda Gassenheimer, Boston Herald, 20 May 2026
Tuck thick slices into sandwiches, try a tomato burger, use them to make summer salads, or eat them straight out of hand.
—Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 May 2026
Viktor’s investors argue the market will expand to the size of the collaboration software category, with room for multiple large companies to serve different slices of the economy.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 19 May 2026
Arrange 2 or 3 jalapeño slices, a teaspoon-size dab pimiento cheese, and one sausage on each pastry strip.
—Shelly Westerhausen Worcel, Midwest Living, 18 May 2026
Top slices with strawberries tossed in sugar for a colorful, sweet, and fresh finish.
—Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 18 May 2026
The sweet spot is two or three slices, tasted early and adjusted slowly.
—Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Joe Gargery, comparing slices of bread; the rotund voice of Mr Jaggers in Great Expectations.
—Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
The telescope also placed those galaxies into more accurate slices of cosmic time.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 May 2026
Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
Toast 2–4 slices bread of choice (such as country-style sourdough or multigrain).
—Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
For one, Pashtun nationalists will always have problems with a border that slices their heartland in two.
—Mihir Sharma, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
Arrange slices 1 inch apart on prepared baking sheets.
—Anna Theoktisto, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2025
Place slices 1 inch apart on prepared cookie sheets.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Nov. 2025
Place slices in a dry skillet over medium heat.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Three Sevilla players are offside, but they are quickly played on as the Frenchman charges down the line and swings a cross into Romero, who slices his shot wide.
—Thom Harris, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
On his journey, Geralt slices up several soldiers, a giant, ogre-like creature and a ghostly wraith.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
Pat the slices down to about 1/2-inch thick.
—Linda Gassenheimer, Boston Herald, 20 May 2026
Tuck thick slices into sandwiches, try a tomato burger, use them to make summer salads, or eat them straight out of hand.
—Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 May 2026
Viktor’s investors argue the market will expand to the size of the collaboration software category, with room for multiple large companies to serve different slices of the economy.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 19 May 2026
Arrange 2 or 3 jalapeño slices, a teaspoon-size dab pimiento cheese, and one sausage on each pastry strip.
—Shelly Westerhausen Worcel, Midwest Living, 18 May 2026
Top slices with strawberries tossed in sugar for a colorful, sweet, and fresh finish.
—Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 18 May 2026
The sweet spot is two or three slices, tasted early and adjusted slowly.
—Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Joe Gargery, comparing slices of bread; the rotund voice of Mr Jaggers in Great Expectations.
—Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
The telescope also placed those galaxies into more accurate slices of cosmic time.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 May 2026
Verb
The map slices through Kansas City, splitting the city’s voters across three Republican-leaning districts.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
Toast 2–4 slices bread of choice (such as country-style sourdough or multigrain).
—Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
For one, Pashtun nationalists will always have problems with a border that slices their heartland in two.
—Mihir Sharma, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
Arrange slices 1 inch apart on prepared baking sheets.
—Anna Theoktisto, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2025
Place slices 1 inch apart on prepared cookie sheets.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Nov. 2025
Place slices in a dry skillet over medium heat.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Three Sevilla players are offside, but they are quickly played on as the Frenchman charges down the line and swings a cross into Romero, who slices his shot wide.
—Thom Harris, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
On his journey, Geralt slices up several soldiers, a giant, ogre-like creature and a ghostly wraith.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slices
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In 2017, detectives used DNA samples preserved from Walls' body and the area in which she was found to create an image of a person of interest, according to The Virginian-Pilot.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
20 May 2026
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By working from the deepest, oldest parts of the core samples to the ground surface, the geomorphologists could reconstruct a sequence of flooding and sediment deposition over thousands of years.—
Geoff Emberling,
The Conversation,
19 May 2026
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Begin rooting cuttings of favorite shrubs and perennials.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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Dip cuttings in root hormone for roots to form in 4-6 weeks.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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If portions of the page appear blank and an ad blocker is enabled, please disable the ad blocker and refresh the page to ensure full access to the content.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Towering campaign images of Bella Hadid draped in Chopard diamonds wrap portions of the driveway, turning the arrival itself into a luxury advertising campaign.—
Melinda Sheckells,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
Verb
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Consider two investors, one who invests $7,500 at the beginning of the year, and another who chops it up into $288 biweekly investments.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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The proposal chops $150 million from the Developmental Disabilities Administration, which battled against the largest budget cut in last year's negotiations.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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The cases of Legionnaires' disease, a type of pneumonia caused by the Legionella bacteria, which can live in mist and water systems, prompted the SNHD to conduct environmental samplings at the Wynn, confirming its systems were infected with the bacteria.—
Carly Sauvageau,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Some chefs offer bites similar to what is offered on their restaurant menus; others curate samplings that are exclusive to the event.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Apr. 2026
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Iron Honor had a clear path on the outside and threatened with a late surge, but Lopez pushed Napoleon Solo and did not yield to Flavien Prat, who finished 1 1/4 lengths behind on Iron Honor (9-1) for second.—
Emily Ohman,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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The colt won his first two starts last year by impressive margins, prevailing in the Champagne Stakes by 6½ lengths in October.—
Noah Trister,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
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The account accumulated shares through March.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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Our general rule of thumb is that a 10% pullback in a high-quality company like TJX represents an opportunity to nibble on shares.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
15 May 2026
Verb
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SpaceX's Starlink is rolling out a new deal that slashes the monthly price of the satellite internet service in the US by $21.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
5 May 2026
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Earlier in the film, Kenobi slashes off the arm of a creature who was known then as Walrus Man and is known now as Ponda Baba.—
Mike Ryan,
IndieWire,
4 May 2026
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“Slices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slices. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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