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as in bang
a loud explosive sound
a sharp blast of the horn startled the other driver
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as in blow
a sudden brief rush of wind
a surprise blast stole the umbrella right out of his hands
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as in event
a social gathering
a wild fraternity blast that lasted a whole weekend
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as in to smash
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 to fire
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 to attack
to criticize harshly and usually publicly
blasted the new governor for every little misstep
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as in to rush
to proceed or move quickly
rowdy teenagers blasting down the road in a sports car
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Recent Examples of blast
Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 22 Feb. 2026
Police launched a large-scale operation after the blasts, deploying explosives technicians, canine units and other specialized teams.
—Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 22 Feb. 2026
Jack Fink, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
View gallery - 5 images Last year, the travel-ready KeyGo screen and keyboard combo blasted through its Kickstarter campaign to raise more than 145 times its initial goal.
—New Atlas, 18 Feb. 2026
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Noun
The blasts took place as police responded to an emergency phone call about an intrusion at a store near the city center, according to Lviv’s regional prosecutor’s office.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 22 Feb. 2026
Police launched a large-scale operation after the blasts, deploying explosives technicians, canine units and other specialized teams.
—Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 22 Feb. 2026
Verb
Cornyn blasts Paxton as campaign stop in Austin Campaigning in Austin, Cornyn blasted Paxton and warned Republicans what would happen if Paxton became their party's nominee and faces either of the Democrats, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett or State Representative James Talarico in November.
—Jack Fink, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
View gallery - 5 images Last year, the travel-ready KeyGo screen and keyboard combo blasted through its Kickstarter campaign to raise more than 145 times its initial goal.
—New Atlas, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blast
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My bangs stuck straight up, as if actively trying to escape my face.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
20 Feb. 2026
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That quiet was punctuated only by muffled bangs, as Sugar Bowl ski patrollers set off explosives in the peaks above to mitigate the danger of an avalanche inbounds at the resort.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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In a 6-3 decision on Friday, the court dealt a major blow to the president's economic agenda.—
Julia Cherner,
ABC News,
22 Feb. 2026
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The 6-3 ruling is a major blow to Trump's economic policy agenda.—
Kristin Wright,
NPR,
21 Feb. 2026
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On even longer timescales, the remnant black holes that were created, whether from stellar explosions, neutron star mergers, a collapsing gas cloud, or having grown into supermassive behemoths, will all evaporate.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Feb. 2026
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With the population of millionaires and billionaires aging, and an explosion in companies and products promising miracle cures, the wealthy are driving much of the spending.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2026
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Load levels, temperatures, events, alarm histories, battery status and more are all monitored in real-time, and once any measured parameter strays outside of normal levels, the urgency of an onsite intervention can be quantified and acted upon.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Feb. 2026
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Regular attendees noticed the effect of a denser Fall/Winter schedule compared to previous seasons, and there were multiple dinners and cocktail events taking place each night.—
Maliha Shoaib,
Vogue,
24 Feb. 2026
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Intriguingly, the lunar surface is littered with craters that record the chaotic early days of the solar system when planets and asteroids were smashing into one another.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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The streamer has smashed streaming records for the Winter Olympics and contributed several million viewers to the Super Bowl audience.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Feb. 2026
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Neely backed into the street with his gun and fired three times.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
24 Feb. 2026
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Joslin, who is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns, is the first person to get fired from the park for the act.—
Outside,
Outside,
23 Feb. 2026
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Goodwin won the faceoff 15 seconds later and fired a bending shot the length of the ice into the empty net, giving the Irish a 3-1 edge.—
Andrew Cornelius,
Twin Cities,
25 Feb. 2026
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White scored 18 first-half points, and Queta had 10, helping the Celtics withstand both Brown’s absence and Pritchard’s off shooting night.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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When drones attacked Saudi Aramco facilities in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia, in 2019, taking out 5% of the country’s oil production, prices spiked but surprisingly returned to normal within a matter of weeks.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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The fight marks Strickland’s first bout since he was suspended from the UFC in July 2025 for attacking another fighter while working as a cornerman during an event.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Blast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blast. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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