blast-faxed; blast-faxing; blast-faxes
: to send (a fax) in multiple copies to numerous recipients at one time
… hundreds or thousands of faxes can be blast-faxed in a single advertising campaign …Mark Herrmann, Crain's Cleveland Business, 10 Sept. 2001
His office blast-faxes copies of "Bill Bradley News," a cheerful gazette of his comings and goings, to the former Senator's supporters across the country.Ruth Shalit, New Republic, 8 Dec. 1997

Word History

First Known Use

1993, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of blast-fax was in 1993

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“Blast-fax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blast-fax. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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