Thesaurus results for PASTED

pasted

verb

past tense of paste

as in whipped

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 slapped

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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Recent Examples of pasted Every search tool, every formatter, every API wrapper gets copy-pasted into yet another agent. —

Ambika Saklani Bhardwaj, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026 But core values can’t be copied and pasted. —

Jayson Jenks, New York Times, 8 May 2026 On top of all this, Apple says the warnings will definitely pop up if a command that’s been pasted in Terminal is known to be malicious. —

Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 7 May 2026 While traditional wallpaper is meticulously pasted to a wall, peel-and-stick attaches quickly with an adhesive backing. —

Shagun Khare, Martha Stewart, 16 Apr. 2026 They were raised in congressional hearings and pasted on posters in anti-ICE demonstrations. —

Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica, 20 Mar. 2026 To keep your space from feeling like it was copied and pasted from a furniture store display, prioritize one-of-a-kind pieces of different scales, textures, and pattern. —

Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026 Now that Patterson has his way, the lines intersect with the horizontal last name that’s pasted on the front of the helmet and are one example of a practical change Patterson has made to improve fundamental technique and communication on the defense. —

Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026 Frances Mitnick, 81, Boston-born, fights back with $300 worth of silver and gold glitter, pasted on the lobby walls from floor to ceiling. —

Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026

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As conquerers of the Eastern Conference, the New York Knicks have whipped all five boroughs into a frenzy.

— Esfandiar Baraheni, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Costume bit the tenant’s hands and cheek during the struggle, then whipped a knife out of his pocket and stabbed the tenant in the back of the neck, the tenant said.

— Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 1 June 2026