- present participle of slash.
slashing
Example Sentences
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Cook’s first big move when he joined the company in 1998 was to implement a “just-in-time” inventory system by slashing unsold product storage times, consolidating suppliers and outsourcing manufacturing.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
By slashing prices on some core items, Primark is likely hoping to woo shoppers with low-cost staples, in the same way that supermarkets attract customers with cheap milk and bananas, Berg says.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Unified’s already adopted plan calls for more than 6,000 job reductions, slashing up to $500 million per year in extra services for schools with the greatest needs and seven unpaid furlough days for each worker.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
The country is in the grips of a humanitarian crisis, exacerbated by the slashing of foreign assistance and the need to integrate millions of Afghans pushed back from neighbouring Iran and Pakistan.
From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026
Fewer than a score of knights remained ahorse, charging and slashing at each other as watchers and fallen combatants cheered them on.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
