Thesaurus results for PASTED

pasted

verb

past tense of paste

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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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 pasted To keep your space from feeling like it was copied and pasted from a furniture store display, prioritize one-of-a-kind pieces of different scales, textures, and pattern. —

Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026 Now that Patterson has his way, the lines intersect with the horizontal last name that’s pasted on the front of the helmet and are one example of a practical change Patterson has made to improve fundamental technique and communication on the defense. —

Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026 Frances Mitnick, 81, Boston-born, fights back with $300 worth of silver and gold glitter, pasted on the lobby walls from floor to ceiling. —

Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026 The doors are locked and a notice of non-payment from National Grid is pasted to the front of El Primo Restaurant in Leominster after federal authorities nabbed its owner and three others for allegedly conducting a $1 million SNAP fraud scheme. —

Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 6 Feb. 2026 The Broncos had just pasted the Spartans 89-58 and were riding a four-game winning streak, after starting 1-5 in conference play. —

Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2026 Posters calling for statewide action and promoting the protest march and rally are pasted in the windows of businesses near the University of Minnesota. —

Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 22 Jan. 2026 Dan could see no footholds ex‑ cept a crystal shaped like a domino pasted onto the rock. —

Literary Hub, 20 Jan. 2026 Once dried, botanicals can be mounted in frames, turned into greeting cards, or pasted into scrapbooks and journals. —

Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 18 Jan. 2026

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Oil prices whipped from nearly $120 per barrel, their highest since 2022, back toward $90.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Mar. 2026
Oil prices whipped from nearly $120 per barrel, the highest since 2022, back toward $90.

— Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026