blasties

plural of blastie, Scottish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for blasties
Noun
  • The order comes weeks after the county health department found evidence of vermin infestation in the store’s hot food, deli and bakery sections.
    Stephanie Lam, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Property damage and mess: One person reported their neighbor cut down their dad's fruit trees, while others mentioned vermin infestations, smoke from chimneys, and even sump pump runoff flooding their yard.
    David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Another research team at MIT used the gills of these creatures, which filter for plankton, to improve commercial water filtration systems.
    Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 31 Dec. 2024
  • These creatures have now inspired human innovations that take soft robots and water filters to the next level.
    Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 31 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Garland storage should also keep dust and water out, as well as curious critters.
    Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
  • In doing so, these invasive critters also pose a threat to the crabbing and fishing industries, which many coastal communities rely on for income.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Blasties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blasties. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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