Thesaurus results for SLITTING

slitting

verb

present participle of slit

as in slicing

to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife) I slit my finger open while cleaning up the broken glass

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Recent Examples of slitting The prosecutor said Tran tried to take his own life by slitting a wrist, cutting his neck and poking a blade into his stomach. — Sean Emery, Oc Register, 5 Mar. 2026 When Rochelle Luna, 18, arrived at the house hours later, Djerf bound, gagged and raped her before stabbing her and slitting her throat, court records said. — Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025

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Use the excess parchment paper to lift them out of the pan before slicing.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
The cutting board for slicing vegetables was near the handwashing sink.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of slicing

Verb

However, Rays first baseman Yandy Díaz broke through, ripping a leadoff double into the left-center gap for the team’s first baserunner of the game.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Assumed to be overseas in Dubai, UAE for the past few years, the 75-year old is accused of ripping California banks off to the tune of more than $29 million starting in 2017.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of ripping

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The city of Hollywood hosted a public meeting to give residents an opportunity to ask questions and learn more about Amendment 3, a ballot proposal aimed at drastically slashing property taxes.

— Ted Scouten, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
McAvoy missed the first six games of the season as punishment for slashing Buffalo’s Zach Benson late in Game 6 of the first round of the playoffs last season when the Bruins got eliminated.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of slashing

Verb

Upgrading to the Thrust Variant requires a $245,000 follow-up payment and adds SpaceX cold-gas rear thrusters alongside an active multi-mode fan system for downforce, cutting acceleration down to under a second.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
And by cutting China off, Washington gave Beijing every reason to build its own alternatives.

— Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

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