Thesaurus results for SLICED

sliced

verb

past tense of slice

as in chopped

to cut into long slender pieces slice the carrot into tiny strips

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as in ripped

to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife) the shard of glass sliced my hand, and I started bleeding profusely

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Recent Examples of sliced The University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) launched the 3Dirigo X, a 30-foot boat that sliced through the water at speeds approaching 40 knots. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026 The Himalayan landmass, where last week’s deadly flooding in Nepal and China took place, rises from shifting fault lines and is sliced by mighty rivers that are fed by glaciers. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026 Highland senior defensive end Jace Harris sliced into the backfield to make a tackle for a loss during the first series against visiting Whiting on Friday. — Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026 Roof shingles then need to be removed; brick fireplaces and chimneys have to be dismantled, their pieces carefully numbered for reconstruction later; and the entire structure must be sliced into road-ready sections like a loaf of bread. — Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026 The pair will serve subs with homemade sauces, fresh bread from Farm to Market in Kansas City, Kansas, and sliced-to-order meats and cheeses. — Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026 Florida chef Elijah Button was chopping onions in June when his knife slipped and sliced his middle finger to the bone. — Ali Swenson, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026 Another veneer is made of eucalyptus from the paper industry, which is formed into a block then sliced into the veneer during a ten-week process. — Alistair Charlton, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 But by the time it’s finished, those muscles have been flavored, cooked, cooled and sliced so thin that they can be folded into a sandwich in just a few seconds. — Anna Dilger, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026

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Step 5 Cook ½ small white onion, finely chopped, and remaining 2 Tbsp.

— Nick Wong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
Her hair was the color of wheat and chopped short at her chin.

— Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026

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Well, take a look at the devastation here where that flood wall ripped through this village on the Trishuli River, taking out most of this community.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
The four-piece from Austin, Texas ripped through their midday set, where the blazing sun was no match for their energy (if a little hard on their face paint).

— Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2026

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Keshad Johnson weighs in In moving from a standard contract to a two-way contract, Heat forward Keshad Johnson is seeing his salary slashed from last season’s $2 million to $678,882 — a 66% cut.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026
The Vaccine Integrity Project said last fall’s COVID-19 shots cut the risk of hospitalization by 53% in seniors and slashed emergency room visits for very young children.

— Lauran Neergaard, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

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The threat of shortages pushed countries across Asia to impose export bans, cut import duties, and start rationing fuel to maintain supplies.

— Katie Silver, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
Unlike the heavy smoky eyes and cut creases of the 2010s, this trend is throwing it back to the 1990s when smoky eyes were more minimalist.

— Elle Turner, Glamour, 28 Aug. 2026

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Instead Justine shows up to slit his throat and take the baby from him, leaving him for dead; the child winds up disappearing with Holtz into a hell dimension.

— Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026
In 2014 and 2017, there were very violent protests; people were burned alive, motorcyclists had their throats slit, health centers were set on fire, schools were set on fire.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 30 July 2026

Definition of slit

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The bullet pierced the restaurant glass and left a diner with a minor injury.

— Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2026
The morning following the storm, co-owner James Durawa told WISN 12 News that a tree pierced part of the restaurant's tin roof and would cost about $18,000 to remove.

— Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of pierced

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Two people were stabbed, one fatally, near Times Square on Monday afternoon, with responding authorities shooting and killing the female suspect, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2026
One of the two people who was stabbed also died, while the other victim was hospitalized in stable condition.

— Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

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