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)
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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
Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
The most recent Republican slashing of arts funding is only a dramatic example of an austerity process that’s been underway for decades.
—Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
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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
There were the regular misdeeds — a slashing, a holding — but the other six were not aggressive in nature.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
The most recent Republican slashing of arts funding is only a dramatic example of an austerity process that’s been underway for decades.
—Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Slashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slashing. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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