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
  • In a counter claim, Xuan accused Diaz of being drunk at work and trying to strangle him.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Yet, the result is still catchy enough for a drunk pub singalong.
    — Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • And in 2023, Tierra Whack and Lil Yachty chatted about hip-hop in Brooklyn, before Jon Batiste and Gucci Mane kept the conversation going.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
  • As the science reporters chatted with Deisseroth over the phone and Zoom, an AP photographer and videographer raced to his home in Stanford.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Once confined to the Southeast, lone star ticks spread from Maine to Oklahoma in recent years as the climate warmed and as a decline in hunting led to an explosive growth in the number of whitetail deer, where lone stars find mates and breed.
    — Bob Drogin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The orange bitters add a dry and zesty citrus character, and the Bénédictine brings a late-palate honeyed complexity that is warmed with baking spices.
    — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • She’s reused footage from the Greyhounds’ previous attempt at creating a viral video to create a new, more fun clip that makes liberal use of Rebecca’s drunken chastising of fans for not showing up.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026
  • He’d been sent to prison in 2009 after multiple drunken driving offenses.
    — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Talking past each other on voting The candidates mostly talked past each other to answer a question about confidence in elections.
    — AJC.com, AJC.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The filmmaker talked to Puck‘s Matt Belloni in a wide-ranging discussion that was partially recorded for his The Town podcast.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 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
  • Essential California checked out the trials, tested airport counters, walked through the terminal’s new gates and conversed with excited passengers looking forward to their next flight out of Burbank.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
  • 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

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“Gassed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gassed. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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