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
Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 13 May 2025
The look featured an exaggerated hip element and a thigh-high slit.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 12 May 2025
John Burek, PCMAG, 20 Jan. 2025
Each neutral colorway is complimented by stylish outlines and modest side slits on both the top and pants.
—Annita Katee, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The Elie Saab piece had a strapless bust and a leg-baring side slit that extended into a carpet-grazing train.
—Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 13 May 2025
The look featured an exaggerated hip element and a thigh-high slit.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 12 May 2025
Verb
Heat is then directed upward and outward via outlet slits on the card edges to reduce the recirculation of heated air.
—John Burek, PCMAG, 20 Jan. 2025
Each neutral colorway is complimented by stylish outlines and modest side slits on both the top and pants.
—Annita Katee, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slit
Noun
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On the All-Star Park field after an 8-1 victory over Regis Jesuit, teammates screamed and hugged as parents, overcome with emotion, wiped away tears.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
31 May 2025
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Inspect The Duvet's Condition Next, examine your duvet for any rips, tears, or stains.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
31 May 2025
Verb
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Calamari Fries At Clever Koi, a modern Asian eatery in Greater Phoenix, calamari steak is sliced into strips, lightly battered in tempura, and flash-fried for a crispy, zesty bite.—
Kaila Yu,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Last year’s series MVP sliced a first-pitch fastball over left fielder Cody Bellinger’s head for a run-scoring double.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
Noun
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It's been studied for diabetic foot ulcers, surgical incisions to the perineum during childbirth (episiotomies), and abscesses.5 Manuka honey is your best bet for wound care.—
Megan Nunn,
Verywell Health,
23 May 2025
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That permits the tendon to heal, as opposed to normal Achilles tendon repairs, where a surgeon makes an open incision, weaves sutures through it, and may anchor it into the bone.—
Bobby Krivitsky,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
Verb
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His college admissions have been the subject of speculation since the Trump administration's Tuesday, May 27, decision to slash all remaining federal funding to the Ivy League institution.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
28 May 2025
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Some Harvard labs, including one working on human organs-on-chips, which replicate the function of organs, have received stop-work orders following the Trump Administration’s efforts to slash funding.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
27 May 2025
Noun
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There was a giant gash in the cloth convertible roof.—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
22 May 2025
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The mosquito’s fate has been played out over and over again, and will for millions of years more, as gashes in conifers have seeped and dripped.—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Now the Trump administration wants to negate that argument by asserting that to harm an endangered species means only to injure or kill it directly: to rip it out by the roots or blow it away with a shotgun.—
Emma Marris,
The Atlantic,
25 May 2025
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The Tangipahoa Jail is about 70 miles away from New Orleans, where 10 inmates escaped by ripping a toilet and sink unit from the wall and climbing through a hole on May 16.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
Verb
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Republican bill cuts Medicaid for unemployed, undocumented children, Planned Parenthood How much do Americans rely on programs like Medicaid and Social Security?—
Riley Beggin,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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During that same period, the company cut 3,000 jobs.—
Lindsay Owens,
Time,
22 May 2025
Verb
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But Jason Schwartzman pierced his ear on The Tonight Show this past August.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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Haliburton, the star Indiana Pacers point guard, appeared to have missed the attempt that would pierce their hearts, turn their stomachs into mush and transform their minds into a cauldron of rage.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
22 May 2025
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“Slit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slit. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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