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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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Recent Examples of blasts
Christopher Derose,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
The blasts of noise and oregano at Kafeneion, a restaurant above a wine bar in a building across from the city’s Victorian-era Parliament House, ricocheted my brain to my one trip to Athens a dozen years earlier.
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Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
Kurtz and both of Caglianone’s blasts would have gotten out of any ballpark in America.
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Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
22 June 2026
Katie Jameson / Caltech / DSA Project The Deep Synoptic Array is designed to pick up radio emissions from millions of stars, galaxies and other cosmic objects that emit blasts of radio light.
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Denise Chow,
NBC news,
21 June 2026
Central Floridians are about to feel the scorching rays of summer, and so are their air conditioning units, which will be working overtime to cool down homes during triple-digit blasts of heat.
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Karla Radka,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 June 2026
There have been various nuclear blasts plus all of the global warming that’s been going on, various kinds of catastrophes.
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Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
The Bobbing Barrels water ride will let riders spin their barrels using water cannon blasts while onlookers also fire away from the sidelines with their own water cannons.
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Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
16 June 2026
While playing Pragmata, the thump of approaching robots had solid directionality, and the weapon blasts had a good amount of low-end force.
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Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
14 June 2026
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2026
It’s lit up in patriotic red, white, and blue, and sometimes blasts Vegas-nightclub-style spotlights into the sky.
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Jonathan Lemire,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
Droves of shoppers are going after cooling household essentials like this Dreo tower fan that offers eight speeds of breezy relief, while another lot of customers just bought this Black+Decker portable air conditioner that blasts super cool air.
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Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
The campaign blasts Brown for taking funds from others who associated with Epstein, including former Harvard professor Larry Summers in 2025.
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Liz Goodwin The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
25 May 2026
Wil Myers and Hunter Renfroe hit two each while Austin Hedges blasts a grand slam off Edwin Jackson.
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Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
And that's when a shot blasts through the door and knocks Lena to the ground.
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Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 May 2026
Before every important test, teacher Nancy Barajas dims the lights, turns on a disco ball and blasts music from her playlist.
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ABC News,
13 May 2026
Before every important test, teacher Nancy Barajas dims the lights, turns on a disco ball and blasts music from her playlist.
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CBS News,
13 May 2026
Noun
Windows were broken blocks away, just from the concussion of these blasts at Allegheny Arsenal.
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Christopher Derose,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
The blasts of noise and oregano at Kafeneion, a restaurant above a wine bar in a building across from the city’s Victorian-era Parliament House, ricocheted my brain to my one trip to Athens a dozen years earlier.
—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
Kurtz and both of Caglianone’s blasts would have gotten out of any ballpark in America.
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Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
22 June 2026
Katie Jameson / Caltech / DSA Project The Deep Synoptic Array is designed to pick up radio emissions from millions of stars, galaxies and other cosmic objects that emit blasts of radio light.
—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
21 June 2026
Central Floridians are about to feel the scorching rays of summer, and so are their air conditioning units, which will be working overtime to cool down homes during triple-digit blasts of heat.
—
Karla Radka,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 June 2026
There have been various nuclear blasts plus all of the global warming that’s been going on, various kinds of catastrophes.
—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
The Bobbing Barrels water ride will let riders spin their barrels using water cannon blasts while onlookers also fire away from the sidelines with their own water cannons.
—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
16 June 2026
While playing Pragmata, the thump of approaching robots had solid directionality, and the weapon blasts had a good amount of low-end force.
—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
14 June 2026
Verb
Continue reading … HOT TAKE — Paris deputy mayor blasts Americans on Instagram for France's deadly heat wave.
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FOXNews.com,
30 June 2026
It’s lit up in patriotic red, white, and blue, and sometimes blasts Vegas-nightclub-style spotlights into the sky.
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Jonathan Lemire,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
Droves of shoppers are going after cooling household essentials like this Dreo tower fan that offers eight speeds of breezy relief, while another lot of customers just bought this Black+Decker portable air conditioner that blasts super cool air.
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Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
The campaign blasts Brown for taking funds from others who associated with Epstein, including former Harvard professor Larry Summers in 2025.
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Liz Goodwin The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
25 May 2026
Wil Myers and Hunter Renfroe hit two each while Austin Hedges blasts a grand slam off Edwin Jackson.
—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
And that's when a shot blasts through the door and knocks Lena to the ground.
—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 May 2026
Before every important test, teacher Nancy Barajas dims the lights, turns on a disco ball and blasts music from her playlist.
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ABC News,
13 May 2026
Before every important test, teacher Nancy Barajas dims the lights, turns on a disco ball and blasts music from her playlist.
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CBS News,
13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blasts
Noun
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One of the moments in the musical that caused the most laughter and claps from the audience was the final song, which mocks the idea of using violence as a form of protest rather than joining a movement or focusing on policy.
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There were the polite claps after good attacks by the Swiss, sarcastic whistles by the Qatari fans after their team again failed to mount a threat.
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Onaje died four days later — having suffered fatal brain hemorrhaging from multiple blows to his skull.
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Officers said that Samartino quickly assessed the situation and immediately began administering back blows to the infant.
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Multiple explosions were heard in Kyiv, a Reuters witness said.
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Instead of focusing narrowly on one object at a time, the observatory will sweep across huge areas of sky, building an archive of stars, galaxies, asteroids and cosmic explosions.
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This big-batch watermelon punch is great for summer bashes.
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Go on fungi-finding forays with truffle-sniffing dogs at the Oregon Truffle Festival, or attend epicurean bashes like Alt Wine Fest, Queer Wine Fest, AAPI Food & Wine Festival, and the International Pinot Noir Celebration.
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But now a new ultralight player shatters the silence with an impressive solo tent that not only drops in right around 2 lb (907 oz) but does it at half the price of some of the competition.
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When a window shatters, your entire home is at risk of collapse or even being blown away.
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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine fires a torpedo at the decommissioned USS Juneau in support of a live-fire sinking exercise (SINKEX) as part of Valiant Shield 2026 while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 27, 2026.
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The playlist that fires you up for routine tasks is likely to interfere with more demanding work.
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Jalen Brunson shoots between Julian Champagnie and Victor Wembanyama in Game Two of the NBA Finals.
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As David and Agent Greer leave with Matthew, Hayden shoots his mother and flees with Rachel.
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Rabies is a viral disease that attacks the central nervous system and is almost always fatal once symptoms begin, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Another device, called a 4-Poster bait station, attacks the ticks that congregate on deer’s heads.
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