Definition of gassednext

gassed

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verb

past tense of gas

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of gassed
Adjective
This exercise selection is great for a circuit, since even though there’s little rest between moves, your lower body won’t be too gassed. — Christa Sgobba, SELF, 15 June 2022 Videos posted online show protesters scrambling through streets while taking fire from security forces and being tear-gassed. — Babak Dehghanpisheh, Washington Post, 27 May 2022 The Huskies no longer looked gassed in the fourth quarter, no longer beaten down or easily trapped. — Dom Amore, courant.com, 21 Feb. 2022 Their standoff is interrupted by the appearance of other rioters, one of whom has been tear-gassed. — Nick Schager, EW.com, 27 Sep. 2021
Verb
Alcaraz sat on his chair with his head between his knees, seemingly gassed. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Murphy’s young starters are looking a little gassed, with some reaching career highs in innings pitched. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026 Then Troy tells Susan — the drone commander on shift — to have everyone gassed and shot. — Noel Murray, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026 In 2011, Galliano was fired by Dior after he was captured on video berating patrons of a Paris bar by praising Hitler and saying their ancestors would have been gassed. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 20 Aug. 2026 The governing body has so crowded the playing calendar that many of the better players in the world come into the tournament mentally exhausted and physically gassed. — Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 11 June 2026 The two men, leaving it all on the line, were gassed in the middle of the ring. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026 Denis gassed up, and other riders went inside the station to buy Gatorade and ice, preparing to go off-roading in southern Miami-Dade. — Ella Moore, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026 The Lakers were the tortoise by the game’s final buzzer, clearly gassed after trying to halt the revolving door of Oklahoma City bench options. — Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 10 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gassed
Adjective
  • Yep, wait until Bills fans get drunk and want to create content.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The words could sound somewhat pathetic, like a drunk man’s sad, self-soothing rationalization.
    — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • During pre-show cocktails in the Grand Tier Bar, Sigourney Weaver chatted with Frances McDormand as Katie Holmes arrived with her artist beau, Jason Bard Yarmosky.
    — Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Many people in line in Marina del Rey chatted about their favorite Sanrio characters and exchanged childhood memories.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • More recently, as the planet has warmed and wildfires have raged, the wisdom of these ancient ways has become more evident.
    — Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Reheat, covered, in a 325° oven until warmed through, 30–45 minutes.
    — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • After the run that Lisa couldn’t complete, Whitney tracks her down at the bottom of the mountain to officially apologize for her drunken tirade against her at that drag brunch, and against all odds, Lisa is fully ready to hear her out.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Introduced in a state of drunken collapse, Anderson — fearful, bitter, despairing, protective — is quite magnificent limning different levels of intoxication.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • She's talked publicly about how the New Zealand coastal aesthetic and the California one felt like natural relatives.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Trump talked to Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House yesterday.
    — Matthew J. Belvedere,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • After a multi-year hiatus from the show, Burgess pleased the judges with her first routine with Cameron.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The manner in which Marcos Llorente’s opener for Atletico transpired would not have pleased Andoni Iraola, even if the Spaniard needs time for his team to understand his out-of-possession demands.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Come early evening, Stinky's Fish Camp, a Santa Rosa Beach standout for Gulf-to-table cuisine, was an essential stop—locals rave about its fried oyster sandwich.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • And varieties run the gamut, from steamed to pan-fried and broth-filled.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Hemingway commended Salinger, then a twenty-five-year-old staff sergeant, on his short stories, and the two conversed for hours.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
  • For a moment, two referees from the Falcons’ seventh training camp practice looked at each other, conversed and truly didn’t know what to rule.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 5 Aug. 2026

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“Gassed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gassed. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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