slashing

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adjective

slash·ing ˈsla-shiŋ

Synonyms of slashing next

: incisively satiric or critical

: driving, pelting

: vivid, brilliant

slashingly adverb

slashing

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noun

: the act or process of slashing

: an insert or layer of contrasting color revealed by a slash (as in a garment)

: slash entry 2 sense 3

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Adjective

DeRozan came into the NBA as a slashing shooting guard, and now plays 81% of his minutes at power forward, and even 8% at center. —

Morten Jensen, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 Journalists at newspapers owned by Alden’s MediaNews Group have accused the hedge fund of slashing costs without regard for their work and solely as a way to increase profit margins. —

Marc Tracy, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2020

Noun

Sunday’s slashing came during a particularly bloody week in Manhattan, which included a horrific attack on Monday where three people were stabbed to death in a string of unprovoked knife attacks, which spanned from Chelsea and Kips Bay to near the United Nations. —

Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 Nov. 2024 His 16 points per game have been a result of cutting, spotting up, slashing and, of course, sprinting the floor in transition. —

Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 18 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for slashing