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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
Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026
Users can input a topic, upload a PDF or DOCX file, or paste a link.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 10 Mar. 2026
Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 16 Mar. 2026
For serious stains, apply paste for 30 minutes and then leave the item to soak overnight in a tub with water and equal parts vinegar and detergent.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
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Verb
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
Users can input a topic, upload a PDF or DOCX file, or paste a link.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 10 Mar. 2026
Noun
Rinse the cloth and repeat the process until the surface is free of grease and the baking soda paste.
—Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 16 Mar. 2026
For serious stains, apply paste for 30 minutes and then leave the item to soak overnight in a tub with water and equal parts vinegar and detergent.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paste
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For 10 minutes, Boyd took in the scene as the flags whipped above the center-field scoreboard, Cubs infielders took grounders and stadium workers finished final preparations before 39,712 fans streamed into the ballpark.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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This pizza has soppressata, whipped ricotta and drizzles of hot honey.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
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Police detectives found that Jones was assaulted in a fight that started when a woman slapped another woman who was with Jones outside the club.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
20 Mar. 2026
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When the Rockets called a time out, the Lakers bench all ran over to Doncic, hugging him, slapping him and James nudging him for a job very well done.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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Options such as epoxy flooring, which can help avoid grout maintenance, is an example of how Simque advises clients on serviceable solutions that align with operational realities.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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Botts and his fellow scientists also had to develop a special epoxy to affix the markers, soon dubbed Botts Dots, securely to the pavement.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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The operation in KwaZulu-Natal province is focused on extracting zircon, rutile, ilmenite, and titanium oxide — critical ingredients in products such as paint, sunscreen, and smartphones.—
Yinka Adegoke,
semafor.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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The oldest material is 4.4-billion-year-old zircon crystals from Western Australia.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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In tight spaces where a straight driver can't complete a full rotation, that elbow geometry is the difference between finishing the job and abandoning it after hurting your wrist, skinning your knuckles, and questioning your life choices.—
Omar Kardoudi
March 05,
New Atlas,
5 Mar. 2026
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Mom skinned it, went to the pound to find a slightly smaller dog, and stitched the old dog’s skin over the new dog.—
Andrew Norman Wilson,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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Charges won't be filed in a shooting that killed a knife-wielding man who attempted to punch officers during a domestic response in Baltimore County last December, according to the Maryland Attorney General's Office.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Everyone should be protecting their skulls 200 percent more in this situation and ideally also not punching each other.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
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The cooking process will also cause the okra to release its mucilage.—
Kirsten Nunez,
Martha Stewart,
1 Mar. 2026
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Soaking chia seeds results in a gel-like coating, called mucilage, that surrounds the seeds.—
Team Verywell Health,
Verywell Health,
27 Jan. 2026
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But the vast majority of Mary Kay recruits have never known a rhinestone tiara.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Located on the 52-acre Sunstone Estate, the palatial digs are filled with precious antiques from yesteryear, including rhinestone salvaged from châteaux in Normandy and the Loire Valley, along with roof tiles reclaimed from a 19th-century lavender factory in Provence.—
Kristin Braswell,
Architectural Digest,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Paste.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paste. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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