as in to slice
to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)
I slit my finger open while cleaning up the broken glass
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Recent Examples of slit
Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 3 Dec. 2024
Cut the washi tape into the shape of a feather and make little slits along all of the edges.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Nov. 2024
Emily Longeretta, Variety, 17 Oct. 2024
The sheriff’s office further alleges that Sykes gave the 10-year-old instructions to slit the throats of the adults temporarily living with the child.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The 19-year-old stunned in a plum-colored gown with a high slit by Oscar de la Renta and had her hair pulled back into a loose ponytail, drawing attention to her gold collar necklace.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 3 Dec. 2024
Cut the washi tape into the shape of a feather and make little slits along all of the edges.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Nov. 2024
Verb
Early on, it was revealed that Father Charlie Mayhew (Nicholas Alexander Chavez) was in fact, the killer and Lois (Niecy Nash) had slit his throat to save herself.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 17 Oct. 2024
The sheriff’s office further alleges that Sykes gave the 10-year-old instructions to slit the throats of the adults temporarily living with the child.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slit
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This marks the second big injury for Houston this year as wide receiver Stefon Diggs suffered a season-ending ACL tear.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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Your comments are bringing me my first pregnancy tears!Hannah Sacks, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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But the laws of football physics tell us A&M’s resurgence will be felt long after the last piece of Vandy’s goalposts are recovered, sliced up and sold for $40.35 on eBay.David Whitley, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
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Others have one cooking scene so memorable that the film simply had to make the list: Annie baking a single cupcake in Bridesmaids, Paulie slicing garlic with a razor blade in Goodfellas, that final sequence in Phantom Thread.Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
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Instead of a linear incision and stitches, FUE results in more scars that are smaller and less distinct.Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 18 Dec. 2024
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This pairing have games that complement each other — Schouten is a ball-winner whose passing-style is more about recycling than incision, while Veerman has arguably the best passing range in the country, though can be vulnerable to opposition pressure.Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 7 July 2024
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Indeed, the newsroom staff was slashed in half within just a few years.Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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However, California's desire to decarbonize its electricity grid has at times clashed with the state's notoriously stringent regulations, with a number of experts calling for red tape to be slashed in order to hit Governor Newsom's targets.Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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Many of the bites were just puncture wounds from the teeth rather than a ripping or tearing gash.Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
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Photos from his court appearance show Saxon wearing a heavy bandage on his right hand, and prosecutors have said Saxon was bleeding from a gash when officers responding to a 911 call arrived at the scene.John Bacon, USA TODAY, 17 Nov. 2024
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Tom Bastian, a spokesperson for the ACLU of Missouri, ripped the legislation as unconstitutional in a statement.KACEN BAYLESS THE KANSAS CITY STAR (TNS), arkansasonline.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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The average large studio spends over $100 million annually trying to protect its content, yet for $29 and a 5-minute YouTube video, anyone can rip and pirate virtually any platform.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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Nordstrom announced plans last year to shutter its Canadian operations, closing all stores in the country and cutting 2,500 jobs.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Then it’s rinsed, milled, aerated, and finally passed through a machine that cuts the resulting masa dough into perfect tortillas and griddles them.Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024
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In art and politics equally, 2024 has been—to me, at least—a swerving journey between high peaks and low depths, blind confusions and piercing revelations, the crooked and the straight.Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2024
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The wire runs along the catalyst layer, then pierces the ePTFE membrane to connect to the current collector in the back of the electrode.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Slit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slit. Accessed 29 Dec. 2024.
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