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as in slitting
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 slicing
Transfer the ribs to a cutting board and rest for 15 minutes before slicing.
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Staff,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
Poppyseed grapefruit cake cooled and removed from its pan, then popped back in for travel—and popped back out for slicing at the event?
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Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Martha Stewart,
30 June 2026
And visions of Turkey’s Arda Güler repeatedly slicing through the American defense in the final group-stage game suggest old vulnerabilities remain.
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Mark Sappenfield,
Christian Science Monitor,
30 June 2026
Many of us will be making memories while slicing watermelon, picking blueberries, and eating homemade ice cream.
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Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
27 June 2026
Let lasagna stand for at least 10 minutes before slicing.
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Better Homes & Gardens,
26 June 2026
The three cutter-drones finished slicing the bedroom’s window out of the wall.
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Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
26 June 2026
After being used only as a second-half substitute against Cape Verde, he was thrown in from the start on Sunday and wasted no time in making his presence felt, repeatedly slicing through the Saudi defense before turning home Mikel Oyarzabal's cross.
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CBS News,
21 June 2026
Port Townsend The breathtaking views and opportunities to see local wildlife like orcas are reason enough to visit Port Townsend, which juts out into the whale-rich waters of the Puget Sound, with jagged mountains slicing the horizon.
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Zoe Baillargeon,
Travel + Leisure,
20 June 2026
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
Poppyseed grapefruit cake cooled and removed from its pan, then popped back in for travel—and popped back out for slicing at the event?
—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Martha Stewart,
30 June 2026
And visions of Turkey’s Arda Güler repeatedly slicing through the American defense in the final group-stage game suggest old vulnerabilities remain.
—
Mark Sappenfield,
Christian Science Monitor,
30 June 2026
Many of us will be making memories while slicing watermelon, picking blueberries, and eating homemade ice cream.
—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
27 June 2026
Let lasagna stand for at least 10 minutes before slicing.
—
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 June 2026
The three cutter-drones finished slicing the bedroom’s window out of the wall.
—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
26 June 2026
After being used only as a second-half substitute against Cape Verde, he was thrown in from the start on Sunday and wasted no time in making his presence felt, repeatedly slicing through the Saudi defense before turning home Mikel Oyarzabal's cross.
—
CBS News,
21 June 2026
Port Townsend The breathtaking views and opportunities to see local wildlife like orcas are reason enough to visit Port Townsend, which juts out into the whale-rich waters of the Puget Sound, with jagged mountains slicing the horizon.
—
Zoe Baillargeon,
Travel + Leisure,
20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slicing
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The other side is smooth and great for prep work like chopping vegetables.
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So before Game 1, Woodward had been chopping baseballs to get the infielders acclimated.
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The prosecutor said Tran tried to take his own life by slitting a wrist, cutting his neck and poking a blade into his stomach.
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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.
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After nine years playing in the majors, Hoffman took up coaching in the Dodgers’ minor league farm system, splitting time between managing and coordinating field instruction for player development.
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The ampd YouTube dashboard lets clients drill down from a national overview to a single channel, splitting any metric by age, gender, income and region, and switching the view between reach, hours watched and individual titles.
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The game was mostly notable for its physicality as referee Wilton Pereira Sampaio allowed both teams to batter each other, with blood flowing and shirts ripping.
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On Thursday morning, one of the two landlord representatives, Christina Smyth, resigned, ripping the rent freeze as a predetermined conclusion the board had worked to justify.
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Top brands are slashing prices on laptops and tablets, with discounts on favorites like Apple AirTags.
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While the marketplace’s official sale starts on June 23, some brands are already slashing prices, including Avidlove.
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The lineup already was revving, as Rushing homered in the second inning while Sasaki was still in the game, and both Kyle Tucker and Muncy drove in runs off starter Randy Vasquez in the third, cutting the deficit to two.
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The Rockets essentially dumped Finney-Smith in a cost-cutting move after making some free agent transactions, notably signing guard Marcus Smart, and surrendered three second-rounders to the Hornets to seal the deal.
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“Slicing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slicing. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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