slash
verb (used with object)
to cut with a violent sweeping stroke or by striking violently and at random, as with a knife or sword.
are slashing
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present progressiveof slash.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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A rising share of builders are slashing prices on newly built homes despite increasing construction costs, as buyers get spooked by high mortgage rates.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 16, 2026
Farmers are slashing expenses wherever possible, with some planting fewer seeds or switching to crops that require less fertilizer.
From The Wall Street Journal β May 25, 2026
As the Eid al-Fitr holiday approaches, hundreds of Dubai's luxury hotels are slashing rates in a bid to attract at least local residents and their families.
From Barron's β Mar. 13, 2026
Many other tech companies outside the hot artificial intelligence sector are slashing staff.
From Los Angeles Times β Mar. 6, 2026
They are well named, for they are slashing everywhere, and ruining the forests.
From The King's Arrow A Tale of the United Empire Loyalists by H. A. (Hiram Alfred) Cody
