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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 )
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ󾱲Բ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • iԲ· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of slashing1

First recorded in 1590–1600; slash 1 + -ing 1, -ing 2
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Block is among major San Francisco Bay Area tech companies slashing their payrolls this year.

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With the Trump administration slashing budgets and threatening to revoke tax-exempt status for nonprofits, some Southern California social justice organizations have gone into a defensive crouch, hoping to wait out the passing storm.

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To make matters worse, this is happening just as the Trump administration is slashing government programs.

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It fits with White House officials’ intent to spur economic growth by slashing regulations.

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Member's of Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency have been making cuts to the agency since February, with the target of slashing 7,000 jobs.

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