1
as in intense
extreme in degree, power, or effect
even after a blistering attack from the enemy, the fortress held
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as in rapid
moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed
a major-league pitcher known for his blistering fastballs
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Recent Examples of blistering
The 24-page opinion is the most blistering assessment yet by a judge of the Justice Department’s actions leading up to the Comey indictment.
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Sydney Lake, Fortune, 18 Nov. 2025
Nacua was off to a blistering and historic start to his 2025 campaign.
—Devon Henderson, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
The announcement comes amid a blistering year of investment in companies developing humanlike robots.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
Rapace’s kit — with that long thoroughbred stride somehow made greater by the black grosgrain stripes, the velocity of it all filling that billow in the cape — cut a blistering path down the Bugonia carpet.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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Sydney Lake, Fortune, 18 Nov. 2025
Nacua was off to a blistering and historic start to his 2025 campaign.
—Devon Henderson, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
The announcement comes amid a blistering year of investment in companies developing humanlike robots.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
Rapace’s kit — with that long thoroughbred stride somehow made greater by the black grosgrain stripes, the velocity of it all filling that billow in the cape — cut a blistering path down the Bugonia carpet.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blistering
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Show producers in the documentary remember that things got so intense behind the scenes that the shows would even steal guests from each other, going to the hotels where guests stayed during filming to poach them.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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But the process of going through permits and working with the restoration company was intense.—
Conor McGill,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Season One concludes with the Texas Tech geology graduate abandoning a well crew after tragedy strikes, only to achieve rapid success in his personal and work endeavors.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Bringing that experience to the screen required intensive work with the film’s young leads, Ishaan Khatter and Vishal Jethwa.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
12 Jan. 2026
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When Indiana decided to build a water-intensive tech park in Lebanon — a city unable to provide the resource itself — the question of how the area would get water was inevitable.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
12 Jan. 2026
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At Glenlaurel Inn & Spa nearby, inventive food and plush cabins balance brisk hikes for a perfectly woodsy winter getaway.—
Ashlyn Ware,
Midwest Living,
7 Jan. 2026
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The show has been doing brisk business, with the most recent box office figures (for the Broadway week ending January 4) reporting attendance at 96% of the venue’s capacity.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2026
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Competition remains fierce in the Charlotte region to grab a piece of the lucrative grocery market share.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Jan. 2026
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But long before the fire destroyed a broad section of the San Gabriel Valley community, a small but fierce army of people devoted themselves to others who were without a home.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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As his health faded in the last year of his life, Neruda rushed to finish his story, which gives the last chapters of his book a galloping, fragmented quality.—
Tunku Varadarajan,
WSJ,
25 June 2021
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Designed by renowned architect Dominique Perrault, its four stories tilting forward are said to evoke a galloping horse.—
Rob Hodgetts at Longchamp,
CNN,
15 Oct. 2019
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Public reaction to his fraudulence was ferocious.—
David Treuer,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
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Maye did make his first ever NFL start last season against Houston, which has become known for having one of the most ferocious defenses in the league.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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As Beck spoke on the crowded field afterward, Cristobal swept past and stopped for quick bear hug.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Most people drive up a Forest Service Road for quicker access, putting them at the beginning of a two-mile out-and-back trail with roughly 2,500 feet of elevation gain.—
Outside,
Outside,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Blistering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blistering. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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