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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
David Greig
september 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
In addition to Rosario’s blast, Aaron Judge hit a solo home run in the top of the fifth for his 48th homer of the season, which was also the 10th allowed by Crochet over his last seven starts.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
Mike Jones, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Gen Z’ers on TikTok have been blasting long almond nails and endorsing short, square nails for their clean minimalist feel.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2025
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Noun
With a loud blast of her horn MS Ambience pulls slowly out into the flow of the estuary in a cold winter rain.
—David Greig
september 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
In addition to Rosario’s blast, Aaron Judge hit a solo home run in the top of the fifth for his 48th homer of the season, which was also the 10th allowed by Crochet over his last seven starts.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
The tweak was intended to further incentivise kicking the ball into the field of play (thus making the kickoff a greater part of the game) rather than blasting it out of the back of the end zone and accepting a touchback.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Gen Z’ers on TikTok have been blasting long almond nails and endorsing short, square nails for their clean minimalist feel.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blast
Noun
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The pompadour eventually found its way into the fashion muse’s beauty aesthetic, as did micro bangs, bleach-blond highlights, bowl cuts and bobs.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
12 Sep. 2025
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The kids bang toys on the ground.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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Such a move would not only disrupt the 170 million Americans who use the app but also deal a major blow to the creator economy, which relies heavily on TikTok for income and audience growth.—
Katie Salcius,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Losing wing-back Liberato Cacace — so impressive alongside Callum Doyle down that flank at Millwall a fortnight ago — to injury was a huge blow.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Sure, other fates are possible, like direct collapse to a black hole or explosions through the pair-instability mechanism, but a core-collapse supernova (also known as a type II supernova) represents the fate of the majority of the most massive stars ever to be born.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
12 Sep. 2025
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Such an explosion would happen to the smallest possible black holes, at most, once every 100,000 years, according to previous theories.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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On Wednesday afternoon, Turning Point USA founder and right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk was shot in the neck during a speaking event at Utah Valley University.—
Rebecca Jennings,
Vulture,
11 Sep. 2025
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The latest commitment will allow Startup Junkie to continue the program for three years and expand the team's capacity to serve clients and prospective borrowers with more resources, hands-on support and events.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As the first half drew to a close, Calvert-Lewin towered above Kenny Tete to nod a ball down that Sean Longstaff would eventually smash off the crossbar.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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In the worst-case scenario, a collision could smash a satellite into many more pieces of space debris, which each then go on to collide with more satellites, which produces more chunks of space junk, and so on and so forth.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Sheen was fired from the series in 2011.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Dowd was fired later that evening.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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Kirk, one of the most prominent organizers on the right, particularly in collegiate life via his Turning Point USA organization, was addressing thousands of college students at an outdoor event held at Utah Valley University when he was shot in the neck.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
13 Sep. 2025
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Russian drones entered Polish airspace early on Wednesday, leading NATO aircraft to shoot them down.—
Joseph Nepomuceno,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Charlie was the best of America, and the monster who attacked him was attacking our whole country.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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Estonian police said the drone was likely en route to attack targets inside Russia.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Blast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blast. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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