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                    as in claps
                                                
              
          
                                                      a loud explosive sound                                       
              
                             a sharp blast of the horn startled the other driver                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    as in blows
                                                
              
          
                                                      a sudden brief rush of wind                                       
              
                             a surprise blast stole the umbrella right out of his hands                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    as in explosions
                                                
              
          
                                                      the act or an instance of exploding                                       
              
                             the blast destroyed the building completely                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in bashes
                                                
              
          
                                                      a social gathering                                       
              
                             a wild fraternity blast that lasted a whole weekend                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    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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                    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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                    as in attacks
                                                
              
          
                                                      to criticize harshly and usually publicly                                       
              
                             blasted the new governor for every little misstep                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in speeds
                                                
              
          
                                                      to proceed or move quickly                                       
              
                             rowdy teenagers blasting down the road in a sports car                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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