slashingly
adverb
1
: the act or process of slashing
2
: an insert or layer of contrasting color revealed by a slash (as in a garment)
Examples of slashing in a Sentence
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Morten Jensen, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022
Journalists at newspapers owned by Alden’s MediaNews Group have accused the hedge fund of slashing costs without regard for their work and solely as a way to increase profit margins.
—Marc Tracy, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2020
Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 11 Oct. 2024
Food is no exception to JetBlue’s slashing of costs.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
DeRozan came into the NBA as a slashing shooting guard, and now plays 81% of his minutes at power forward, and even 8% at center.
—Morten Jensen, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022
Journalists at newspapers owned by Alden’s MediaNews Group have accused the hedge fund of slashing costs without regard for their work and solely as a way to increase profit margins.
—Marc Tracy, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2020
Noun
According to Detroit police, the slashing incident happened sometime before 3:45 p.m. Tuesday at a park in the 5800 block of Greenview Avenue in Detroit.
—Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 11 Oct. 2024
Food is no exception to JetBlue’s slashing of costs.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Slashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slashing. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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