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slang being under the influence of a recreational drug the members of the rock band were all so blasted they could barely perform

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blasted

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verb

past tense of blast
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as in shattered
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 fired
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 shot
to cause a weapon to release a missile with great force the recruits were all blasting away at the target range

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Recent Examples of blasted
Adjective
Ripley spent four movies trying to keep the blasted things off our home world, but those pesky Xenomorphs are coming planetside anyway in Alien: Earth, the new Alien TV series. Ian Stokes, Space.com, 12 Aug. 2025 Her ballerina background, however, is fairly extraneous, even with De Armas made to stare solemnly at that blasted music box during her rare moments of rest. Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025 The watch measure 44 mm, is made from blasted titanium and features a honeycomb skeletonization of the case that reduces the weight by 50 percent, Ross told Robb Report. Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2024 Second, no one is offering to rebuild the blasted towns and villages of southern Lebanon when this is over, the way the oil-rich Gulf States did after the last major war with Israel, in 2006. Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024 When the moment of triumph finally arrived, with a blasted inside-in forehand to the postage stamp corner of the court, Djokovic, 37, crouched to his knees and immediately succumbed to the first set of tears. Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 4 Aug. 2024 As in the video game, which starts characters off in a kind of blasted heath, the surroundings are visually competent but forgettable. Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024 And of course, the blasted, decaying backdrop of the Bronx would somehow scuttle everyone’s dreams and desires. Vulture, 15 Sep. 2023
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Meanwhile, matter in the disk is channeled to the poles of the supermassive black hole by powerful magnetic fields, from where it is blasted out as near-light-speed jets. Robert Lea, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025 More John Fisher/Getty Images Meanwhile, Washington blasted the New York Giants 21-6 on Sunday. Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025 The wind’s howl filled my left ear and the music blasted from my speakers filled my right. Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025 The storm blasted the paint off the Southernmost Point buoy in Key West. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025 Critics, including Republican lawmakers and conservative commentators, blasted the remarks as tone-deaf toward the victim and public safety. Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025 Continue reading … 'WANT TO BE CLEAR' – Crockett blasted for saying the point of law enforcement 'isn't to prevent crime'. FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025 The matte, blasted steel and titanium case is comfortable on its textured rubber strap, and the satellite hours and a 240° retrograde minutes hand that snaps back like a scorpion’s sting at the turn of each hour will spark dozens of conversations. Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025 At the show, Mink’s signature staggering drums blasted nearly into oblivion, making for something like a danceable earthquake. Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blasted
Adjective
  • Some accredited investors have 'no freaking clue' Even investors who already qualify as accredited could welcome, and benefit from, such a test, experts say.
    Stephanie Dhue, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Well, my freaking agent had spoiled it.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • When at ports, the crew does everything from deck tours and day sails to maintenance, such as fixing a stove, sewing a ripped sail or doing laundry.
    Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 9 Aug. 2025
  • The end of the footage shows a man in a ripped shirt trying to leave before being punched in the face by a woman.
    Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
Adjective
  • In Aurora, some of the attendees became drunk and rowdy.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • She is raped, half-drunk, at a party and bites off a piece of her attacker’s ear.
    Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In the aftermath, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko recorded a video message from the building’s shattered upper floors.
    Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Photos of the aftermath showed the front windshield on the roof of the bus shattered and nearly flattened.
    Michael Rios, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
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  • Elijah Ming, 34, and an officer with the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department, approached the front door, and a man inside the home allegedly fired at the two.
    Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
  • That’s assuming no more Fed officials are fired, which could change the trajectory of monetary policy for the next few years.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Tonges, who before Sunday’s game had never caught a regular-season pass, attacked the ball and gave San Francisco the lead.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The occurrences grew more aggressive over time, with the Smurls' 75-pound German shepherd getting slammed into a wall and Jack getting attacked while praying.
    Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Prosecutors sped through four additional witnesses this afternoon.
    Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
  • From stopwatches to wearables, tech has elevated individuals' experiences through a plethora of on-demand metrics that provide a more holistic view of progress, and the Covid-19 pandemic sped this growth considerably.
    Hamid Farooqui, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • This is the cursed object that shows up at the Smurls, though the actual conjuring mirror – long a mainstay in the Warrens' Occult Museum, alongside the infamous Annabelle – was obtained from a man in New Jersey.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The new documentary Boorman and the Devil mostly answers that question affirmatively, providing a play-by-play account of the film’s troubled — and as many believed, cursed — production, followed by its catastrophic reception.
    Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Blasted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blasted. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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