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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2
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
One of the three judges wrote a blistering dissent.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Castillo boils that moment in history down to a few paragraphs that are at once informative and blistering.
—Sarah Rose Etter, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2025
As winters are becoming more chaotic and summers even more blistering, power grid failures are now a looming threat across the state.
—Beck Andrew Salgado, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The show, which often addresses topical issues, skewered President Trump and its network parent, Paramount, in one of its most blistering episodes in years.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 24 July 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Castillo boils that moment in history down to a few paragraphs that are at once informative and blistering.
—Sarah Rose Etter, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2025
As winters are becoming more chaotic and summers even more blistering, power grid failures are now a looming threat across the state.
—Beck Andrew Salgado, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The show, which often addresses topical issues, skewered President Trump and its network parent, Paramount, in one of its most blistering episodes in years.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blistering
Adjective
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During periods of intense rainfall, the risk of flooding increases, particularly in low-lying and flood-prone areas.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Safdie perceptively locates the protagonist’s troubling inner contradictions—the atavistic fury that drives him to compete and the intense self-control that competition demands—but dramatizes such outer crises as opioid addiction and conflict with his girlfriend (Emily Blunt) only schematically.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Stay open to rapid communication, travel opportunities, or passionate connections.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
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In this scenario, the rapid spinning movement of the magnetar alters the gamma ray jet.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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Over the next three days, Stafford and Hanton will lead you through an intensive, interactive bushcraft school.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
5 Oct. 2025
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In India, the government has begun pushing to decarbonize the iron and steel sector, one of the world’s most emissions-intensive industries, driven as much by resource and pollution pressures as by diplomacy.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Vasilas attributes the brisk business to not having a lot of competition for the kind of service Ted’s Clothiers offers.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
24 Sep. 2025
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Leisurely walking, especially for short distances, may not be enough to get the full potential benefit compared with walking longer distances at a brisker pace.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
20 Sep. 2025
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As Auberge continues expanding into urban markets and deepening its European presence, the challenge will be maintaining that fierce independence at scale.—
Ritu Upadhyay,
Footwear News,
6 Oct. 2025
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Rescuers are struggling to reach at least 200 hikers trapped in a Mount Everest valley by an unexpectedly fierce weekend snowstorm that pounded the mountain with snow and heavy rain, according to Chinese state media CCTV.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
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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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In a competition bear-ly more ferocious, 12 chunky brown bears in Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve have been battling it out in one of the most cutthroat places on the planet – the internet.—
Lilit Marcus,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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The numbers may not leap off the page, but one of Sunday’s most exciting clashes was the 60-minute chess match between the Detroit Lions’ run game and the Cleveland Browns’ ferocious defensive front.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Bitcoin is up about 25% this year, rising as more Wall Street institutions embrace the cryptocurrency and global investors begin to view it as a reputable portfolio allocation and not just a quick trading vehicle.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Its silicone design sits comfortably on the face, while quick preset modes make treatments simple to fit into daily life.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Blistering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blistering. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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