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slash

[slash] / slæʃ /
VERB
cut
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hack sever slice slit
STRONG
carve chop gash incise injure lacerate pierce rend rip score wound
WEAK
open up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
combine unite
STRONG
aid heal mend
WEAK
sew
VERB
reduce greatly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
curtail cut cut back cut down drop hack lower pare shave shorten
STRONG
abbreviate abridge clip retrench
WEAK
knock off mark down
Antonyms
STRONGEST
increase lengthen rise
STRONG
enlarge expand extend
WEAK
raise

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, the IMF warned that a prolonged Middle East conflict could slash global growth to rates seen only in the deepest recent recessions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Kurtén points to diesel-powered yachts less than 20 years old that can slash emissions by converting to hydrotreated vegetable oils.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

Paul slash Harrison is always just a little smarter than you.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Amazon — which is the USPS’s biggest customer, accounting for 1 billion packages shipped annually — had threatened to slash its deliveries through the Postal Service by two-thirds or more, Reuters reported.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Working together, half a dozen big tuna, keeping the little fish in a big ball so they can slash in and feed from underneath.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick

Vocabulary lists containing slash

Civilizations of the Americas, Lessons 1–2

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