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as in to whip
to defeat by a large margin
with the economy having gone south, it was hardly surprising that the incumbent party got pasted in the general election
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as in to slap
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
pasted the soccer ball halfway across the field
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as in epoxy
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Recent Examples of paste
Sean Neumann, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Then you are instructed to press CTRL + V, which pastes a malicious script copied from the website’s virtual clipboard.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Bonnie Tsui, AFAR Media, 6 May 2025
Let the paste sit for 30 minutes. Rinse away thoroughly and repeat if necessary.
Method 4: For Acrylic Tubs
Acrylic tubs require specific cleaners because of how sensitive the material is.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 2 May 2025
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Verb
In several posts reviewed by PEOPLE, the TikTok page shares images of dead bodies inside their respective caskets with emojis pasted over the faces.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Then you are instructed to press CTRL + V, which pastes a malicious script copied from the website’s virtual clipboard.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
My father’s longtime favorite has always been the black sesame soup— the paste smooth and dark as night, served hot—topped by chewy, ping-pong ball–size rice dumplings filled with sweet peanut paste.
—Bonnie Tsui, AFAR Media, 6 May 2025
Let the paste sit for 30 minutes. Rinse away thoroughly and repeat if necessary.
Method 4: For Acrylic Tubs
Acrylic tubs require specific cleaners because of how sensitive the material is.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 2 May 2025
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Verb
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After the animal snapped and whipped its tail, Dragich wrangled the gator onto the shoulder of the highway.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
1 May 2025
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Instead, as Gauff belied her recent struggles on her forehand side by whipping the ball up and down into the court and out of her opponent’s easy reach time and again, Świątek looked adrift.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
Verb
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Honda’s results come amid trade tensions with the U.S., which has slapped a 25% tariff on foreign automobile imports.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
13 May 2025
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Trump has made clear that his shock plans to slap a 100% tariff on film imports would not be included in a trade deal with the UK, where Pryce films Slow Horses.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
11 May 2025
Noun
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To better understand the impact date, researchers analyzed the crystals of zircon minerals in the Stac Fada Member.—
Patrick Pester,
Space.com,
12 May 2025
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Assessing these characteristics, the study authors traced the zircons’ origins to Greenland and to time periods between 0.5 billion and 3 billion years ago.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The formula is a gel-cream that hydrates skin with such ingredients as collagen-boosting copper peptides, smoothing saccharide isomerate, moisture-retaining sodium PCA, and calming zinc oxide.—
Danielle Sinay,
Glamour,
8 May 2025
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Eyes dart, brows furrow, and Holliday lets slip a slight grin, before skinning that smoke wagon and firing one shot into Ringo’s forehead.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The Panthers can punch with anyone, if this series comes to that.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
12 May 2025
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All three have at least one title, too, and the power four has punched three Final Four tickets in the last two state tournaments.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2025
Noun
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The two primary methods are the washed (wet) process, where cherries are pulped, fermented, and washed to remove the mucilage before drying, and the natural (dry) process, where cherries are dried whole with the fruit intact, allowing the beans to absorb fruity flavors.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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During fermentation, natural enzymes and microorganisms break down the sugars and proteins in the mucilage, modifying the beans’ acidity, sweetness, and overall flavor profile.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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There is also room for maximalist flair such as back pocket designs with bows, bold stitching and rhinestones.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
9 May 2025
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Meanwhile, her brows were equally shimmering: they were dressed up with black rhinestones Bad Bunny paid homage to his heritage by accessorizing his multiple-shades-of-brown Prada suit with a Puerto Rican pava hat.—
Gretta Monahan,
Boston Herald,
8 May 2025
Verb
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Prominent government leaders like John F. Kennedy and Thurgood Marshall, as well as famous women including Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Grace Hopper, are buried here, too.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
3 May 2025
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Here in Paris, he is technically buried on American soil: earth from the Battle of Bunker Hill.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
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“Paste.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paste. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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