hasped

Definition of haspednext
past tense of hasp

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hasped
Verb
  • However, the facility agreed in 2025 to surrender its state license to sell dogs as part of a legal settlement tied to an animal cruelty investigation, Dane County officials said in March.
    Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Its 56 road points were the most in the Eastern Conference this season and tied Dallas for second most in the NHL.
    Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Once adhered properly, my press-ons last through the wear and tear of everyday life—on keyboards, NYC subway poles, and even at the gym.
    Amanda Le, InStyle, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Both subsequent series adhered closer to the worldbuilding of the games and featured an entirely different cast.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Needing a stop, Aaron Gordon clamped De’Aaron Fox to force an air-ball at the shot clock buzzer.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Plus, a locking feature keeps the plates clamped shut for easier, safer storage in your bag.
    Daley Quinn, Glamour, 23 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Semi-screwed There’s a world in which Colby was the most screwed over by the rock draw — because Dee and Emily are friends who already played together, and both were aligned with Cirie — but that world is one in which he was not injured and likely limping out of the game anyway.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Apr. 2026
  • A lot of times, much of a Hollywood memoir is someone saying this person screwed me over, this bad thing happened, and so on.
    Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • And if the elements are glued on, the dryer is likely to cause the glue to melt.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Deputy Prosecutor Arturo Balcazar tackled Weston to avoid a confrontation.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Disney Channel alum Dylan Sprouse reportedly held a trespasser at gunpoint outside his Los Angeles home early Friday and tackled the man before authorities arrived at the scene.
    Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • May watched, jaw clenched, arms crossed, eyes glassy.
    Justin Williams, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Among many Niger Deltans, there’s a mixture of ignorance, nonchalance, and clenched resignation around the industry’s environmental dangers, which take a back seat as folks get on with the business of everyday survival.
    Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • My losses only grew over my formative years, like a black hole whose gravity had harnessed me.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Led by Taiki Ishiyama, PhD, a physicist at Kyoto University’s Graduate School of Science in Japan, the project harnessed a rare orbital transition in atoms, which was long considered promising but too difficult to measure with high precision.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Hasped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hasped. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.

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