slashing
adjective
slash·ing
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Definition of slashing
(Entry 1 of 2)
slashing
nounDefinition of slashing (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: the act or process of slashing
2
: an insert or layer of contrasting color revealed by a slash (as in a garment)
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Examples of slashing in a Sentence
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But there's still more slashing where that came from! — Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, "Jamie Lee Curtis Is Returning As Laurie Strode For One Last 'Halloween' Movie," 31 Jan. 2018 But there's still more slashing where that came from! — Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, "Jamie Lee Curtis Is Returning As Laurie Strode For One Last 'Halloween' Movie," 31 Jan. 2018 But there's still more slashing where that came from! — Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, "Jamie Lee Curtis Is Returning As Laurie Strode For One Last 'Halloween' Movie," 31 Jan. 2018 But there's still more slashing where that came from! — Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, "Jamie Lee Curtis Is Returning As Laurie Strode For One Last 'Halloween' Movie," 31 Jan. 2018 But there's still more slashing where that came from! — Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, "Jamie Lee Curtis Is Returning As Laurie Strode For One Last 'Halloween' Movie," 31 Jan. 2018 But there's still more slashing where that came from! — Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, "Jamie Lee Curtis Is Returning As Laurie Strode For One Last 'Halloween' Movie," 31 Jan. 2018 But there's still more slashing where that came from! — Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, "Jamie Lee Curtis Is Returning As Laurie Strode For One Last 'Halloween' Movie," 31 Jan. 2018 But there's still more slashing where that came from! — Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, "Jamie Lee Curtis Is Returning As Laurie Strode For One Last 'Halloween' Movie," 31 Jan. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Today, under Trump's direction, Americans have an EPA that touts the slashing of dozens of environmental protections. — A. Chris Gajilan, CNN, "Nixon created the EPA in 1970. Today, it's a much different agency.," 23 Aug. 2019 Since then, several attacks on Beijing’s opponents in Hong Kong have brought whispers of triad involvement, including the gruesome slashing of former newspaper editor Kevin Lau with a meat cleaver in 2014. — Laignee Barron / Hong Kong, Time, "Suspected 'Triad' Gangs Mark Dangerous New Phase in Hong Kong's Crisis," 23 July 2019 Nixing the slashing gave our finished loaf the smooth top of supermarket bread. — Washington Post, "Next time, don’t buy sandwich bread. Make it at home," 1 July 2019 There are no jump scares, slashings or cathartic screams and chases. — Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, "Brilliant ‘Midsommar’ lets the sunshine in to horror," 4 July 2019 In the wake of the move, Palestinians cut off talks with U.S. representatives, and Trump ordered the slashing of millions of dollars for humanitarian aid to the Palestinians. — Dakota Smith, latimes.com, "Garcetti faces heat for supporting U.S. Embassy move to Jerusalem. What did he mean?," 26 June 2019 These things were made for bonebreaking hacking and bloody slashing, which are both energy-intensive attacks. — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, "'Outlaw King' vs. 'Braveheart': Which Movie Gets Scotland Right?," 13 Nov. 2018 The unit slashed 12,000 jobs last year as part of a broader restructuring that has also resulted in the slashing of GE’s dividend, the sale of the company’s locomotive business and a plan to split off its health care unit. — Russell Gold, WSJ, "GE Discovers Flaw in Latest Power-Plant Turbines," 20 Sep. 2018 The wave has included the July slaying of an 18-year-old woman and two other killings aboard the region's BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) system, in addition to slashings and other assaults. — Bradford Betz, Fox News, "Two men appear to rough up teen aboard San Francisco Muni train: videos," 31 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'slashing.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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