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slashing

[ slash-ing ]

noun

  1. a slash.


adjective

  1. sweeping; cutting.
  2. violent; severe:

    a slashing wind.

  3. dashing; impetuous.
  4. vivid; flashing; brilliant.
  5. Informal. very large or fine; splendid:

    a slashing fortune.

slashing

/ ˈæʃɪŋ /

adjective

  1. aggressively or harshly critical (esp in the phrase slashing attack )
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ󾱲Բ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • iԲ· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of slashing1

First recorded in 1590–1600; slash 1 + -ing 1, -ing 2
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We can similarly conclude that wiped-out towns and lives ruined by natural disasters are the intended results of slashing FEMA.

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County officials have said the money will come from draining the county’s rainy day fund, slashing department budgets and taking out bonds.

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Schumer painted a picture of the Trump administration slashing federal programs without the backstop of the judiciary.

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After his investments were hit in the recent stock market sell-off, Dave Gold drew up a budget and started slashing his spending.

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If states force women to carry pregnancies to term while slashing Medicaid, they are actively creating a greater maternal health crisis that will lead to more maternal and infant deaths.

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