slash at
phrasal verb
slashed at; slashing at; slashes at
: to attack (someone or something) violently with a knife or other sharp weapon
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The victims, a 21-year-old woman and a 26-year-old man, were both working security at Circo on Broadway at W. 49th St. when they were slashed at about 4:30 a.m., sources said.
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John Annese, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2025
But decreasing global production capacity 20% and slashing at least 9,000 jobs worldwide leading into the company’s 2026 merger with Honda wasn't enough.
—Hadley Hitson, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
The footage showed Wilson opening the door suddenly and immediately slashing at Liu with a knife.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 16 Oct. 2024
The attack came just days after conductor Alton Scott, 59, was slashed at the Rockaway Ave. station in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, on Thursday, according to police.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2024
Wilson continues to approach him with the knife raised and then slashes at him again.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 15 Oct. 2024
The past five years have seen programming budgets slashed at Disney, WBD, and Paramount cable networks.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
The footage shows Wilson opening the door suddenly and immediately slashing at Liu with a knife.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 15 Oct. 2024
Lindor capped what has been his best overall Mets season slashing at .272/.344/.496 with a 137 OPS+, and 91 RBIs to go with the 33 homers.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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John Annese, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2025
But decreasing global production capacity 20% and slashing at least 9,000 jobs worldwide leading into the company’s 2026 merger with Honda wasn't enough.
—Hadley Hitson, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
The footage showed Wilson opening the door suddenly and immediately slashing at Liu with a knife.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 16 Oct. 2024
The attack came just days after conductor Alton Scott, 59, was slashed at the Rockaway Ave. station in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, on Thursday, according to police.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2024
Wilson continues to approach him with the knife raised and then slashes at him again.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 15 Oct. 2024
The past five years have seen programming budgets slashed at Disney, WBD, and Paramount cable networks.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
The footage shows Wilson opening the door suddenly and immediately slashing at Liu with a knife.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 15 Oct. 2024
Lindor capped what has been his best overall Mets season slashing at .272/.344/.496 with a 137 OPS+, and 91 RBIs to go with the 33 homers.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Slash at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slash%20at. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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