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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
Flights to and from smaller California hubs such as Sacramento and Burbank have been canceled, while Air Canada and German airline Lufthansa slashed routes from their summer schedules earlier this month.
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Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Governments slashed services and raised taxes to cover their massive new pension contributions.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
And German carrier Lufthansa just slashed 20,000 flights as the European market endures some of the most brutal conditions amid the ongoing energy crisis.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
Intel slashed 15% of its workforce in July and canceled chip fab projects in Germany and Poland.
—Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
Tickets will be slashed to $30 for 26 Idaho shows.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 23 Apr. 2026
Another man was slashed, according to the NYPD.
—Kristie Keleshian, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
The city of Aledo has slashed the cost to rent its public community center because residents were complaining the price was too high.
—Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026
Homes were often left in severe disarray, with belongings scattered and mattresses slashed, according to prosecutors.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Governments slashed services and raised taxes to cover their massive new pension contributions.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
And German carrier Lufthansa just slashed 20,000 flights as the European market endures some of the most brutal conditions amid the ongoing energy crisis.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
Intel slashed 15% of its workforce in July and canceled chip fab projects in Germany and Poland.
—Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
Tickets will be slashed to $30 for 26 Idaho shows.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 23 Apr. 2026
Another man was slashed, according to the NYPD.
—Kristie Keleshian, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
The city of Aledo has slashed the cost to rent its public community center because residents were complaining the price was too high.
—Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026
Homes were often left in severe disarray, with belongings scattered and mattresses slashed, according to prosecutors.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slashed
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Ein Samia and Bardala, West Bank — When the masked men sliced through the metal fence of the water-pumping station on a dark February evening and ran toward the squat building, the four workers inside panicked.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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Cut from the trompo, the marinated pork shoulder is sliced onto a corn tortilla, then topped with onions, cilantro and roasted pineapple.—
Eva Remijan-Toba,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Emery had been incessant in wanting shorter, faster balls from his deeper players, with Villa’s best opportunity of the afternoon stemming from brave passing in combination in the first half, coaxing Fulham onto them before John McGinn whipped a ball into the space behind.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Many in the room whipped out their cameras to start filming, and made the rounds to glean and share details.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
26 Apr. 2026
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Tom Holland, more celebs zap their muscles with electricity to get ripped.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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Kerfoot floated a perfect saucer pass over the defender’s stick, and Carcone ripped a one-timer into the top of the net to give Utah a 4-3 lead with just over seven minutes to play.—
Jesse Granger,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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When the Broncos cut Greenlaw, the 49ers wasted no time in bringing him back to pair with middle linebacker Fred Warner in hopes of reviving one of the NFL’s top linebacker tandems.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Jacksonville general manager James Gladstone and coach Liam Coen cut their teeth as part of the Rams organization, learning from GM Les Snead and coach Sean McVay.—
Mark Long,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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Marcus Semien hit a chopper down the left side, which Jorbit Vivas stabbed at wildly while missing it badly.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Two people were stabbed in north London on Wednesday in an attack that police have now formally declared a terrorist incident, prompting a major emergency response and an ongoing counterterrorism investigation.—
Bradford Betz,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries lashed back at Leavitt.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2026
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Leo has not lashed out, or gotten defensive, or allowed himself to be pulled down into the gutter.—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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Down 2-1 in the 11th minute of stoppage time, Pinnock’s pass was flicked on by Sowunmi at the near-post and nodded down by striker Marcus Dinanga for 18-year-old George Evans to score.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Earlier, Freiburg took the lead when Maximilian Eggestein flicked Matthias Ginter’s header past the goalkeeper at a corner in the 28th minute.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Marcus Smart grabbed the ball and fired a two-handed pass to James, who bobbled it and slapped it to Luke Kennard.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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In one of the more striking examples, retail traders stampeded into Allbirds after the troubled shoemaker slapped an artificial intelligence label on its business.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Slashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slashed. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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