pasted

verb

Definition of pastednext
past tense of paste
1
as in whipped
to defeat by a large margin with the economy having gone south, it was hardly surprising that the incumbent party got pasted in the general election

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2
as in slapped
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner pasted the soccer ball halfway across the field

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pasted
  1. whipped
  2. bombed
  3. punched
  4. flattened
  5. smacked
  6. buried
  7. trimmed
  8. clipped
Verb
  • In at least four of the heists, the thieves threatened their victim with a gun; one victim was pistol whipped, cops said.
    Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • At the final whistle, James ran onto the field and whipped a towel through the air.
    Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of whipped
Verb
  • Shortly after Assad’s ouster, Israel moved in and relentlessly bombed the remaining stockpiles of the Syrian military, including in Latakia and Tartus, with complete impunity.
    Paul Iddon, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • In early October 2024, weeks before Assad’s fall, Israel bombed an ammunition warehouse in Jableh near Hmeimim, seemingly with little regard for how Russia might respond.
    Paul Iddon, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of bombed
Verb
  • The Baltimore Ravens punched their ticket to the postseason and kept their hopes for a division title alive Saturday.
    Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The Magic, however, punched back in the third with a 22-3 run powered by turning defense into offense.
    Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of punched
Verb
  • The Treasury bond curve flattened.
    Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • In some parts, entire neighborhoods of metal shacks and huts were flattened, while residents reported many trees had been uprooted, boats flipped or sunk and the electricity supply knocked out.
    Gerald Imray and Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of flattened
Verb
  • The old chief attempted to do a special review of Bitcoin miners but got smacked down by a federal court.
    Brady Dale, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Freeman, who had been struggling through an ankle injury, smacked the first pitch from Nestor Cortes 413 feet in the 10th inning of Game 1 for the first walk-off grand slam in World Series history.
    NBC Los Angeles, NBC News, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of smacked
Verb
  • The charge was dismissed last July after Baldwin's attorneys alleged prosecutors had buried evidence.
    Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Then Bunting took a beauty of a feed from Evgeni Malkin and buried a shot stick side past Samuel Ersson.
    Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of buried
Verb
  • Jeff Marks, director of portfolio analysis, said the Club would have trimmed its position if permitted.
    Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 22 Dec. 2024
  • When the Tigers trimmed Texas’ 14-point lead to seven, the Longhorns answered emphatically.
    Sam Khan Jr., The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of trimmed
Verb
  • The car moved across multiple lanes, clipped another vehicle, struck the outer retention wall then careened back across all lanes of traffic.
    Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 15 Dec. 2024
  • The vehicle that was clipped had minor damage, but its driver was not injured, the sheriff's office said.
    Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of clipped
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