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as in freaking
deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure
that blasted car salesman cheated us
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as in ripped
slang
being under the influence of a recreational drug
the members of the rock band were all so blasted they could barely perform
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as in drunk
slang
being under the influence of alcohol
The old college chums recalled with embarrassment a night they got blasted.
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as in shattered
to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive
the highway engineers will have to blast that hill in order to put a road through here
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as in fired
to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force
artillery that could blast cannonballs from hundreds of yards
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as in attacked
to criticize harshly and usually publicly
blasted the new governor for every little misstep
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as in sped
to proceed or move quickly
rowdy teenagers blasting down the road in a sports car
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Recent Examples of blasted
Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Shouldn't even be that hard to sharpen the blasted thing, let alone twist it.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Jan. 2026
Shouldn’t even be that hard to sharpen the blasted thing, let alone twist it.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2026
Volunteers with the Angels of Salvation humanitarian organization cut plywood to cover blasted windows against the cold.
—Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2025
Keys instead broke the 27-year-old’s serve, and dragged the decider to 5-5 after again alternating between blasted winners and errors into the net.
—James Hansen, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
Ripley spent four movies trying to keep the blasted things off our home world, but those pesky Xenomorphs are coming planetside anyway in Alien: Earth, the new Alien TV series.
—Ian Stokes, Space.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Her ballerina background, however, is fairly extraneous, even with De Armas made to stare solemnly at that blasted music box during her rare moments of rest.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Northwest of Miami, excavators claw mounds of blasted limestone as crews replace acres of sugarcane fields in a massive project that aims to supply clean freshwater to the Everglades.
—Rebecca Blackwell, Sun Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 15 Feb. 2026
First baseman Gavin Grahovac blasted his first home run of the season in the fifth inning, finishing with three hits on the day.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 14 Feb. 2026
Working out the math for the collision of, say, two five-solar-mass black holes, the amount of energy blasted out in less than a second by such a merger would be roughly the same as the sun will emit in seven trillion years.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2026
But his character had a kiddie show and he’d be blasted all night and have to show up at nine and be nice to these screaming kids that were killing him.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
Longtime Rock & Roll Hall of Fame critic Gene Simmons — who was inducted as a member of Kiss back in 2014 — has once again blasted the organization for honoring hip-hop acts.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
Kelly, who is also a former NASA astronaut, blasted the effort to indict him.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
While lambasting Menendez Abdala for her selfishness, Freire also blasted her family members — and her former cop boyfriend — who helped her flee to Mexico.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
Mayor Zohran Mamdani blasted the move and vowed to protect the LGBTQ+ community in the city.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
Each earbud is made from polished aluminum and housed in a pearl-blasted charging case made from natural aluminum.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Shouldn't even be that hard to sharpen the blasted thing, let alone twist it.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Jan. 2026
Shouldn’t even be that hard to sharpen the blasted thing, let alone twist it.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2026
Volunteers with the Angels of Salvation humanitarian organization cut plywood to cover blasted windows against the cold.
—Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2025
Keys instead broke the 27-year-old’s serve, and dragged the decider to 5-5 after again alternating between blasted winners and errors into the net.
—James Hansen, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
Ripley spent four movies trying to keep the blasted things off our home world, but those pesky Xenomorphs are coming planetside anyway in Alien: Earth, the new Alien TV series.
—Ian Stokes, Space.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Her ballerina background, however, is fairly extraneous, even with De Armas made to stare solemnly at that blasted music box during her rare moments of rest.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Northwest of Miami, excavators claw mounds of blasted limestone as crews replace acres of sugarcane fields in a massive project that aims to supply clean freshwater to the Everglades.
—Rebecca Blackwell, Sun Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
Verb
In her sleeveless silver jumpsuit, Duff – who is also a mom of four – was visibly appreciative of the crowd reception blasted her direction.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 15 Feb. 2026
First baseman Gavin Grahovac blasted his first home run of the season in the fifth inning, finishing with three hits on the day.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 14 Feb. 2026
Working out the math for the collision of, say, two five-solar-mass black holes, the amount of energy blasted out in less than a second by such a merger would be roughly the same as the sun will emit in seven trillion years.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2026
But his character had a kiddie show and he’d be blasted all night and have to show up at nine and be nice to these screaming kids that were killing him.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
Longtime Rock & Roll Hall of Fame critic Gene Simmons — who was inducted as a member of Kiss back in 2014 — has once again blasted the organization for honoring hip-hop acts.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
Kelly, who is also a former NASA astronaut, blasted the effort to indict him.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
While lambasting Menendez Abdala for her selfishness, Freire also blasted her family members — and her former cop boyfriend — who helped her flee to Mexico.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
Mayor Zohran Mamdani blasted the move and vowed to protect the LGBTQ+ community in the city.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blasted
Adjective
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Travis hasn’t hit a freaking golf ball.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
11 Feb. 2026
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More than anything, though, Jessie is someone who clearly just really freaking loves to crosscountry ski.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Also on display, in conversation with Noland’s work, are the ripped and twisted canvases of the late Steven Parrino, who died on New Year’s Day in 2005.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
4 Dec. 2025
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The shapes appeared on a piece of paper with a ripped corner.—
Christopher Schaberg,
The Conversation,
14 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Lyman recalled a massive weekend in Long Beach with 80,000 attendees that resulted in only one arrest—a drunk fan who took Ice-T’s lyrics too literally and started shouting at the police.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
15 Feb. 2026
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California remains a dairy powerhouse, with one in every five glass of milk drunk in this country coming from California dairy business.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Even the random animals — birds, deer, dogs, cats and, at one point, a peacock — the director encounters on her journeys around Negev seem to be shattered by years of bombing.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
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Pim Neill, a 6-year-old girl from Pittsburgh, shattered the Pennsylvania state record by selling more than 81,000 boxes of cookies, the most ever sold in a single season.—
Josh Taylor,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Payne intentionally fired four rounds at 25-year-old Kierra Lane, killing her at her Covington home with the pair's children present, prosecutors said at trial.—
Quinlan Bentley,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
10 Feb. 2026
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First, the publication appears to have fired its audience without acquiring a new one.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The book's Japanese translator was murdered, and others associated with it were attacked.—
Anderson Cooper,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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Because as Bam Adebayo attacked a second-quarter offensive rebound with seemingly nothing but open air space toward the rim, teammate Kel’el Ware had similar thoughts of contesting that same carom of that Davion Mitchell errant attempt.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The attacker sped away in a red Nissan Altima, but that was the only clue investigators had for several years.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Typically, lawyers said, the scheduling of cases is sped up either by attorneys working for Immigration and Customs Enforcement or by the immigrants themselves.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Throughout the game, players must sacrifice their own blood to use as ammunition against terrifying statues of saints that come to life in order to survive while unraveling the mystery of the cursed island of Tormentosa.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2026
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The sailorlike gown is, of course, adorned with a cursed amulet, which, if touched by a Faithful, will kill them.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Blasted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blasted. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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