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as in to whip
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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as in to slap
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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as in epoxy
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Recent Examples of paste
Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Everything comes out of one all-purpose hole called the cloaca in a chunky white paste that’s both poop and pee combined.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2025
Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The stan fighting quickly turned ugly; a fan posted a racist meme of Huda as the police officer who murdered George Floyd, with Olandria’s face pasted on Floyd’s.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2025
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Verb
When cool, break into pieces and process in food processor until finely chopped into a paste.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Everything comes out of one all-purpose hole called the cloaca in a chunky white paste that’s both poop and pee combined.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
Trying to just copy what worked in The Office and paste it into The Paper would have been a recipe for disaster, and show creator Greg Daniels (who also created The Office) wisely avoids this.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The stan fighting quickly turned ugly; a fan posted a racist meme of Huda as the police officer who murdered George Floyd, with Olandria’s face pasted on Floyd’s.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paste
Verb
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The tight end completed a pass from quarterback Patrick Mahomes for a 37-yard score in the fourth quarter and whipped out some moves in the end zone to celebrate.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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People also experimented with brown sugar, oat milk, or whipped foam to mimic the cookie’s sweetness and texture.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 Sep. 2025
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Later that night Plumier demonstrates by swiftly slapping the limp green body of a bullfrog hard across his leg.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
9 Sep. 2025
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Garraty is forced to slap himself across the face to stay awake as Barkovitch taunts him.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Given that a Claymore is a curved block of C4 explosive with a layer of epoxy on the front embedded with about 700 ball bearings, the mine is a small, highly lethal munition.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Aug. 2025
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The pieces were coated in crystal-clear epoxy and a layer of cannabis resin and framed in an acrylic shadow box.—
Benjamin Adams,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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The only way that the uranium-lead ratio can be compatible with the hafnium in the zircons, Whitehouse argued, is if the zircons that settled in the silt had crystallized around 2.8 billion years ago, constraining the organic carbon to being no older than that.—
Howard Lee,
ArsTechnica,
11 Aug. 2025
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The gold standard and easiest way to date very old rock formations is with a very tough mineral known as a zircon.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
27 June 2025
Verb
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Two Cornell students hunted and skinned a 120-pound bear inside a residence hall kitchen over the weekend, university personnel said.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Candice and Glenn sent Parker and Madison to wash off their swamp smell, then did the dirty work of prepping and skinning the frogs.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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After McNeil refused to get out of his car, Bowers smashed the driver’s side window, punched McNeil in the head and pulled him out of the SUV.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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But the biggest red flag comes in the first episode when Laura sees Cherry punch a guy on the street shortly after their first family dinner in London.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The digestive process strips the mucilage from the beans and induces fermentation.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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The mucilage in bladderwrack—a gel-like substance—can benefit individuals with gastritis or indigestion by coating irritated mucous membranes along the digestive tract.—
Boutayna Chokrane,
WIRED,
6 Dec. 2024
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Gone are the gaudy patterns of the past: Now, in 2025, the ’90s express themselves through more precise and elegant nail designs, like revisiting French manicures, transparent bases, and rhinestones.—
Jeanne Ballion,
Glamour,
29 Aug. 2025
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Thomas is known for her mixed-media paintings and collage installations featuring rhinestones, colorful acrylic, and enamel.—
LaShawn Harris
August 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Paste.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paste. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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