as in ruthless
having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings
under his slash-and-burn management ethic, even longtime employees were summarily downsized for the sake of corporate competitiveness
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Recent Examples of slash-and-burn
Consider Sophea, a farmer from one of the 29 villages, who once relied on slash-and-burn agriculture, depleting soil and causing deforestation in the area.
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Suwanna Gauntlett, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Musk’s general concern about the nation’s multi-trillion dollar debt reflects worry among many economists, and his slash-and-burn rhetoric mirrors that of close ally President-elect Donald Trump.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 26 Nov. 2024
The result was a land rush, during which short-term profiteering from slash-and-burn agriculture prevented anything resembling sustainable development.
—Jeff Tollefson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2013
Venture Capital Also Got The Memo An unlikely follower of the value-creation philosophy is a sector previously known or its ruthless slash-and-burn tactics: venture capital.
—Steve Denning, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
The tech-first, slash-and-burn approach rarely works.
—Kirill Vladimirovich, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Back then, many voters found Trump's slash-and-burn style to be refreshing, novel, and direct; eight years later, analysts say, Trump's aggressive attacks come across as mean, repetitive, and out-of-touch.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2024
Bowman went for the predictable slash-and-burn negatives.
—Rich Orsillo, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 2024
But House Republicans’ choice to repeatedly push such proposals highlights their slash-and-burn approach to federal spending, and why Congress is facing such a steep challenge reaching a longer-term deal to fund the government.
—Robert Jimison, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2023
Suwanna Gauntlett, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Musk’s general concern about the nation’s multi-trillion dollar debt reflects worry among many economists, and his slash-and-burn rhetoric mirrors that of close ally President-elect Donald Trump.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 26 Nov. 2024
The result was a land rush, during which short-term profiteering from slash-and-burn agriculture prevented anything resembling sustainable development.
—Jeff Tollefson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2013
Venture Capital Also Got The Memo An unlikely follower of the value-creation philosophy is a sector previously known or its ruthless slash-and-burn tactics: venture capital.
—Steve Denning, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
The tech-first, slash-and-burn approach rarely works.
—Kirill Vladimirovich, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Back then, many voters found Trump's slash-and-burn style to be refreshing, novel, and direct; eight years later, analysts say, Trump's aggressive attacks come across as mean, repetitive, and out-of-touch.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2024
Bowman went for the predictable slash-and-burn negatives.
—Rich Orsillo, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 2024
But House Republicans’ choice to repeatedly push such proposals highlights their slash-and-burn approach to federal spending, and why Congress is facing such a steep challenge reaching a longer-term deal to fund the government.
—Robert Jimison, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2023
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“Slash-and-burn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slash-and-burn. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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