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
  • And speaking of Luann being drunk, after the magic, the speech begins.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Erin Traynor is a two-time finalist who made it to the baking stage in 2018 with her almond coffee cookies and in 2019 with her drunk uncle cookies.
    — Kayla Samoy, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Attendees chatted and celebrated another successful season with Silvia Prada behind the DJ booth.
    — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • 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
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
  • Afterward, when the women go to take a group photo, a drunken Luann pushes her way to the front, and Gizelle finally confronts her.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026
  • He’d been sent to prison in 2009 after multiple drunken driving offenses.
    — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • But after returning to Kansas City following that second interview in the Windy City, Matthews talked with then-Royals owner Ewing Kauffman.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Read Cep’s Profile of Kingsolver » Our editors and critics choose the most captivating, notable, brilliant, surprising, absorbing, weird, thought-provoking, and talked-about books.
    — Casey Cep, New Yorker, 30 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
  • 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 7 Oct. 2026.

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