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.
will slash
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future tenseof slash.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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The automaker will slash the number of models in its lineup, while its European plants face an unclear future.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Canada will slash its 100% tariffs on 49,000 Chinese EVs to a mere 6.1%.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
The layoffs, to be rolled out next week, mark the retailer's first major downsizing in a decade and will slash roughly 8% of its global corporate workforce.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2025
“The standards will slash over 7 billion tons of climate pollution, improve air quality in overburdened communities, and give drivers more clean vehicle choices while saving them money.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
The critics still will slash and slay Poor hapless scribes, in sanctum nooks; Lo! here's a refuge for their prey— The easy road of "How To" books!
From The Wit and Humor of America, Volume III. (of X.) by Marshall Pinckney Wilder
