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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
Team engineers have been beavering away, clawing back downforce slashed in the new rule definitions for how cars need to look and behave.
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Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Police said the 30-year-old victim was stabbed in the back and slashed in the neck.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
The funds in question are generated partially through a temporary extension of the health levy, which voters first adopted in 2005, around the time the Missouri legislature slashed Medicaid spending in the state, putting financial strain on the city’s safety-net providers.
—Suzanne King, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2026
Shorthanded and also down a player who’d had his stick slashed in half, the Tre Kronor nonetheless produced a charge through the offensive zone by Jack Berglund, who split a pair of defenders between the circles and got off a shot.
—Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 6 Jan. 2026
After the legislature funded the CCDF vouchers, which partially pay for On My Way Pre-K, the Braun administration slashed the funding over the summer, Pol previously said.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
This continuous decline has slashed savings, destroyed the Iranian middle class, and inflicted real suffering on the working classes.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 1 Jan. 2026
Under those negotiations, Boehringer and Lilly slashed the Jardiance price by two-thirds.
—Reuters 12 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
The administration also slashed funding for climate science research at agencies like NOAA, NASA, and even USDA.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 10 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slashed
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Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford sliced up defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero’s unit in the final two minutes.—
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Grate it for a slaw, or add it thinly sliced to salads for a refreshing crunch.—
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While eating at the restaurant with her parents, Black begged for her own tasty drink and the bartender whipped one up, naming it after her.—
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Oversized boards and platters layered with cheeses, charcuterie, fresh produce, whipped butters and compotes serve as both menu and décor, encouraging guests to snack, wander, and eat at their own pace.—
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One person was taken into custody after a fire ripped through a synagogue in Mississippi, heavily damaging the historic house of worship in what authorities say was an act of arson.—
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This gripping page-turner — featuring a decades-old murder, a writer in town to tell the real story and an oncoming tempest — feels like it was ripped from the juiciest headlines.—
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Carolina cut the lead 17-14 at halftime after a 1-yard touchdown run by Hubbard and a 16-yard scramble by Young, the second-longest TD run of his career.—
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This same staff cut him to make room for a waiver-wire claim before the start of the 2024 season.—
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Banfield stabbed his wife, according to prosecutors.—
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On Monday night last week, a man and woman were stabbed on the platform for the 69th Street Red Line stop.—
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Trump has also repeatedly lashed out over the state’s incarceration of Tina Peters, the former county clerk convicted of state felonies related to her attempts to prove discredited election conspiracies shared by the president.—
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The California economy was lashed all year by tumult in Hollywood, which has been hit by a slowdown in filming as well as media and entertainment industry consolidation.—
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Instead of slamming it home, Antetokounmpo soared over the defenders to make an improbable catch, landed and flicked an on-target pass to Rollins for a corner 3 before falling out of bounds to give Milwaukee a 14-point lead.—
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After initially suspecting a bullet or debris flicked up by a truck, the police ruled out both.—
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Five players were booked during their defeat to Cameroon, including Foster, who slapped the linesman’s hand twice and screamed in his face in frustration over a decision.—
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Its tail slapped the surface of the water, marking la paiche’s territory.—
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“Slashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slashed. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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