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verb

past tense of gas

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of gassed
Adjective
The Pats were no better after that touchdown, another three-and-out that didn’t net a single yard, a 1:23 possession that brought a gassed defense back on the field. Tara Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Dec. 2022 One positive for the gassed defense is that their run of playing elite-mobility quarterbacks gets snapped by facing lead-footed Joe Burrow. Keven Lerner, Sun Sentinel, 28 Sep. 2022 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 Hundreds of protesters were ticketed, fined, or tear-gassed. Grayson Quay, The Week, 13 Feb. 2022 Members of the society watched as Black men and women were shot and killed, protesters of the shootings were tear-gassed and white rioters stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6. The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2021 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
The crisis ended three days later when Russian forces gassed the building, killing many hostages and all of the attackers. Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 23 Oct. 2025 The factory works with a complex double-twisted, gassed cotton fabric that large manufacturers refuse to handle due to its difficulty. Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2025 The Seminoles scored on each of their three drives in the final frame, with their up-tempo offense taking advantage of a Hurricanes defense that was getting gassed by the end of the game. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025 After carefully managing minutes over the first 82 games, the Cavs looked gassed. Fred Katz, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025 Pastor Beebe, who is eight years my senior, looks as gassed as me. Ted Katauskas, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025 Remarkably, almost all of the forty or so core players survived their time here and avoided being deliberately gassed, although their main conductor did not survive. Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025 Manny dragging Manny Machado is gassed. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025 Seth Rollins gassed Bron up by saying Jey Uso thinks his dad is a loser and his uncle is a moron. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gassed
Adjective
  • When morality clauses first appeared in Hollywood in the 1920s, they were meant to protect studios from scandal—actors getting drunk, producers getting indicted, the usual mayhem.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Clara, grieving in her own way, sneaks out, gets drunk and high and sees her boyfriend without her mom’s permission.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The opportunity to see one of ballet’s greats brought out a crowd that included baseball legends like CC Sabathia and Dave Winfield, who made their way upstairs to the pre-performance cocktail hour, where Iman chatted with Debbie Allen and her sister Phylicia Rashad.
    Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Prior to checking in at the guesthouse, Mangione met a Japanese professional poker player at dinner in Tokyo in February and chatted with two American expatriates in Bangkok in March, The New York Times reported.
    Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • For best results, reheat in the oven at 325°F until warmed through and the puff pastry is crisp again.
    Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Pettis said as climate change has warmed ocean waters, the whales have moved into new locations to follow their food sources.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • This was followed by the fried ravioli, which hit a spot that only a sufficiently greasy small plate can.
    Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
  • LaSyl Natural Cooking Oil Solidifier While fried foods are one of the world’s finest creations, making them at home is really a chore.
    Lauren Silbert, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The two talked later in the game near the benches.
    Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Nelson, author of 2021’s Boys Enter the House, talked to the friends and family of the victims, as well as some who’d survived Gacy’s crimes, going even deeper on the victims’ stories.
    Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That was a game that, upon reflection, disappointed us with the result but extremely pleased us with the performance.
    Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
  • But Moyes will be pleased by the impact made by his substitutes against Palace, Alcaraz chief among them.
    Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • In one of the most harrowing scenes in the movie, a drunken Douglas Springsteen cajoles a young Bruce into a bedroom slapping game that begins to border on genuine physical abuse.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The jury convicted her of only drunken driving.
    Boston Herald staff, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The 18-year-old, who is a University of Miami golf commit, filmed the session as the pair played best ball and conversed about life, politics and sports.
    Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Akkasca returned to the vehicle, took a video documenting the car’s lack of damage, conversed with Hertz employees and managers about it, and was told the app would talk directly to him – which was untrue, reported Carscoops.
    Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025

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“Gassed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gassed. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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