Thesaurus results for SLASHED

slashed

verb

past tense of slash

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 The carrier also slashed earnings for basic economy flights, following earlier changes to the same practice by American Airlines and Delta Air Lines. — Caleigh Keating, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026 The second man pulled a knife and slashed the first in the abdomen, police said. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 The Fed slashed its benchmark interest rate to near zero, but the economy still needed stimulus. — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026 His Department of Government Efficiency slashed government payrolls, destroyed USAID, and has made a mockery of public health. — Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 12 Oct. 2026 According to design lead Antoine Gaillot-Drevon, costs have been slashed by using flat steel panels and glass. — New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2026 Anker, one of the biggest and most reliable names in tech has slashed prices on some of their most popular items. — Carlos Mejia, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026 When Mercedes fought back, his attackers stabbed and slashed him multiple times. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026 The announcement comes after his One Big Beautiful Bill Act last year slashed Medicare funding, disqualifying thousands from eligibility and raising fees for the rest. — Melissa Goldin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

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Verb

Stella McCartney experimented with layered constructions in contrasting colors, while Ottolinger sliced jeans and twisted seams.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
The overall pie has increased, but the way it is sliced, and where growth and decline are happening, is constantly shifting.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

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Verb

After learning that Manchester whipped Maggie with a cat-o’-nine-tails, Lizzie agrees to help the Borden family’s maid kill her.

— Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
That sort of whipped, inswinging ball from Slater that caused so much havoc is hugely familiar to avid Premier League watchers.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of whipped

Verb

With two outs in the opening frame, Junior Caminero and Jonny DeLuca ripped consecutive RBI knocks to put Tampa Bay up 2-0.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Popular at American Chinese or Cajun-style Chinese restaurants, the sticky-sweet chicken is the utter definition of delicious, luring weary shoppers into food courts to find refuge from the bubblegum pink sweatpants and ripped denim.

— Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of ripped

Verb

Inspectors observed cutting boards with cut marks and no longer cleanable in the first-floor kitchen.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
Ellison has taken an opposing view from his predecessors who confronted crumbling industry economics by cutting expenditures to boost their corporate bottom lines.

— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of cut

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According to testimony, Pham and Salerno moved Collins into the bathroom after Lavery hit her, but Lavery followed and stabbed her over and over, leaving blood on the tiles, walls and shower curtain — which had images of knives on it.

— Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026
Labour legislator Jo Cox was shot and stabbed in 2016 by a far-right extremist, and Conservative David Amess was stabbed in 2021 by an attacker inspired by the Islamic State group.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of stabbed

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San Diego lashed 30 of his 88 pitches for fouls, as Misiorowski’s command and velocity escaped him in the second inning.

— Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
An intruder pressed a knife to Beatty's neck, wrapped her face in tape, lashed her to a bed and assaulted her for hours.

— Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of lashed

Verb

Paul Marie flicked a ball off the outside of his foot to Judd, who scored on a volley from the edge of the 6-yard box to give the Earthquakes a 3-0 lead in the 29th.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Reus played a free kick from near the left end line to the near post, where Klauss flicked in a header in the 76th minute.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of flicked

Verb

After Daria Rae slapped her backstage, Hartwell was rewarded with a shot at the Knockouts Championship against Brookside.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
At the funeral my half-sister told me I was emotionally disturbed and my memories of being slapped were lies.

— R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026

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