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.
has slashed
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present perfectof slash (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Since coming to power, the government has slashed long-held subsidies as part of an austerity drive.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Tyler Perry has slashed $3.5 million from the asking price of his Wyoming mansion—days after picking up a $30 million home in Puerto Rico.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
He has slashed .234/.357/.486 over 1,039 regular-season games with the club, anchoring lineups alongside countless big-name teammates while evolving into a trustworthy defender.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Elon Musk's xAI has slashed the price of some Grok models, while Meta just released a low-cost option called Muse Spark 1.2.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
If Tennyson has been unduly afraid of remodelling history, the author of Marie Tudor has known no such scruples; he has slashed into the sacred chart with the shears of a romantique of 1830.
From Views and Reviews by Henry James
