blasts 1 of 2

noun

plural of blast
1
as in claps
a loud explosive sound a sharp blast of the horn startled the other driver

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2
as in blows
a sudden brief rush of wind a surprise blast stole the umbrella right out of his hands

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3
as in explosions
the act or an instance of exploding the blast destroyed the building completely

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4
as in bashes
a social gathering a wild fraternity blast that lasted a whole weekend

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blasts

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of blast
1
as in shatters
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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2
as in fires
to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force artillery that could blast cannonballs from hundreds of yards

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3
as in shoots
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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4
as in attacks
to criticize harshly and usually publicly blasted the new governor for every little misstep

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5
as in speeds
to proceed or move quickly rowdy teenagers blasting down the road in a sports car

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Recent Examples of blasts
Noun
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has denied allegations that his country was involved in the pipeline blasts. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026 Lasting less than 60 days and consisting of two 5-day blasts, this episode saw a doubling of the X-ray brightness of the AGN at the heart of NGC 1275. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026 However, brilliant blasts of color can be seen in and around Baltimore City, as well. — CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 According to Bermúdez Zimmerman, Child Care for CT has sent out email and social media blasts and held a community meeting on Monday urging people to submit public comments condemning the changes. — Maia Nehme, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026 Goaltenders often speak of having a goldfish-like memory, but hearing seven blasts of the goal horn and 18,000 fans roaring from all directions can make that easier said than done. — Janson Duench, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 That means he's banned from casinos, mobile sports betting and other types of betting online, along with being blocked from any direct marketing from betting operators, like email blasts pushing offers and promotions. — Bobby Allyn, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026 Within two years, an ingenious tunnel complex was constructed, with arched ceilings and thick walls, and zigzag subterranean pathways to better absorb bomb blasts. — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026 The risk of rogue models cannot be held back by blasts of ego. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
Verb
In 2015, mine blasts at the border blamed on North Korea pushed the two Koreas to the brink of an armed conflict, after South Korea's then conservative government resumed front-line propaganda broadcasts for the first time in 11 years. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026 The Omen 16 is a capable mid-range machine with a zesty 16-inch WQXGA screen that blasts through top titles with a 240Hz refresh rate. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026 Continue reading … BROKEN COVENANT — Javier Milei blasts UN as 'useless' den of 'fatally arrogant parasites' in raucous speech. — FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026 The obstacles matter not, as Stach blasts the ball into the top corner, to the right of Sa, who had been marginally closer to that side of the net. — Beren Cross, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 These blasts forge heavy elements and release incredible amounts of energy, some in the form of X-ray bursts. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2026 John’s little motorbike proves no match for the large truck commandeered by the T-1000, which blasts through a cinder block wall at one point. — ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026 On social media, Talarico blasts Paxton on affordability, citing a recent report showing the Attorney General owns 15 homes worth $9 million dollars, while on an annual government salary of $153,000. — Jack Fink, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026 On a scorching August afternoon in south Texas, Bekah Hinojosa, the co-founder of the South Texas Environmental Justice Center, blasts the A/C in her car. — August 17, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blasts
  1. claps
  2. blows
  3. explosions
  4. bashes
  5. shatters
  6. fires
  7. shoots
  8. attacks
Noun
  • The entire gymnasium roared with claps and cheers, the loudest and most fervent applause of the evening.
    — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The Golf Channel would always be playing in the background; the soft claps were the soundtrack to our slow Saturdays.
    — Ivy Odom, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of claps
Noun
  • Ditka and Ryan had an often adversarial relationship, with the two nearly coming to blows during halftime of the team's only 1985 season loss, to the Miami Dolphins.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Even with a human controlling the machine remotely, LaPenna was still trading blows with a heavy metal robot capable of putting real force behind its movements.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of blows
Noun
  • The shoot involved firing blanks and igniting explosions, theatrics that shocked the film’s residential neighbors and spurred concerns over public safety.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • As the car drives on while dodging a series of explosions, a seemingly endless number of terrorists armed with automatic weapons shoot at it to no avail.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of explosions
Noun
  • Gone are the beer bashes, the thrill of invention and any hint that Zuckerberg lusted for something — women, attention, clout — other than a quarterly earnings report.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
  • More recently, over the summer, FunDimension was World Cup watch party central, hosting bashes for various matches with soccer stars including Paul Pogba in attendance.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of bashes
Verb
  • Barry Bonds wraps up his record-breaking season with his 73rd homer and shatters the slugging percentage record that Babe Ruth had owned for 81 years.
    — Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • When a severe heatwave shatters her family’s fragile routine and exposes her father’s dementia, Anna’s world is thrown into uncertainty.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of shatters
Verb
  • Andrew Garfield stars as Altman, with Anora‘s Yura Borisov playing Ilya Sutskever, the chief scientific officer and co-founder of OpenAI who fires Altman.
    — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Dennis Dooley, who was standing on the roadbed below, fires one shot, striking Bottom.
    — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of fires
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  • The armed immigration agent then shoots Melanie in response, and his partner subsequently dies.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Even when his characters do use a computer screen, Okita shoots so tight on the cursor and characters, even their intricate composition appears tactile and sculpted.
    — James Marsh, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of shoots
Verb
  • The degenerative disease attacks the motor neurons of the brain and spinal cords.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The advertisement, which was released last week, attacks Vang over her attendance record at the meetings of local government bodies including the Sacramento Regional Transit District and Sacramento Transportation Authority.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
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“Blasts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blasts. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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