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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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Doge, is the Department of Government Efficiency set up by US President Donald Trump and his adviser the tech billionaire Elon Musk with the aim of slashing government spending.

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Electronic Arts, the global video game company, is slashing its workforce again.

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It comes after the union warned there would be a "summer of chaos" if the university did not back down on its proposed slashing of staff and courses.

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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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