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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

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On Tuesday, German flag carrier Deutsche Lufthansa said it would slash 20,000 flights from its summer schedule in a bid to save jet fuel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

They slash their earnings-per-share for Korean Air by 88% to 321 won this year.

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

I slash a highway across the center of the page and make it meet with another in a beautiful spaghetti interchange.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini

Vocabulary lists containing slash

Civilizations of the Americas, Lessons 1–2

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