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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
The hardware stores are all sold out of chalk powder, which can be pasted onto the outside of panes to reflect more sunlight.
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Henry Grabar,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2026
There is always a new poster ready to be pasted.
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Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
Online job listings have become so formulaic — copy-pasted from old descriptions and bloated with internal jargon — that even strong candidates scroll past them without a second look.
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Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Companies are watching sensitive data get pasted into systems with no enterprise protections.
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Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
14 June 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.
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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.
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Shagun Khare,
Martha Stewart,
16 Apr. 2026
They were raised in congressional hearings and pasted on posters in anti-ICE demonstrations.
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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.
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Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
15 Mar. 2026
Henry Grabar,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2026
There is always a new poster ready to be pasted.
—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
Online job listings have become so formulaic — copy-pasted from old descriptions and bloated with internal jargon — that even strong candidates scroll past them without a second look.
—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Companies are watching sensitive data get pasted into systems with no enterprise protections.
—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
14 June 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pasted
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Aceh’s Sharia court ordered the two people to be whipped with a rattan cane 21 times each for kissing without being married.
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Impress party-goers with this Fourth of July colored layered dessert starring fresh berries, angel food cake, and whipped topping.
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Some of them slapped strict limits on all gas stations; in others, gas station chains limited how much fuel could be bought.
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Actor Orlando Brown slapped recording artist Ray J in the face with a wad of cash.
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Helldivers 2 was bombed with hundreds of thousands of negative reviews, and Sony reversed the policy within days.
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After easing through the first three innings, Bryan Reynolds hit a double off the top of the left field fence and Valdez bombed one to left to cut the Phillies' lead to 5-2.
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Algeria turned up the pressure in the second half and had multiple shots on goal that Jordan goalkeeper Yazeed Abulaila punched away, but a corner kick in the 69th minute proved to be the Jordanian keeper’s kryptonite.
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At least in comparison to Gragson being punched by Ross Chastain at the Kansas Speedway three years ago.
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The widespread destruction in Venezuela — with more than 900 dead and countless structures flattened — is expected to focus more attention on the seismic phenomenon and how to make buildings and infrastructure more resilient.
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Buildings were flattened and streets cracked open.
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Wyatt-Hodge, who launched the tournament two weeks ago with a century against Sri Lanka, smacked a 32-ball fifty.
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Curtis Mead smacked a pinch two-run homer to give Washington a 4-3 lead in the sixth.
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What was left of other buildings were buried under piles of their own debris.
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Long ago, the blue-skinned inhabitants committed genocide against a race of purple-skinned aliens and buried their bones beneath the earth, an event in which Krem was involved.
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Tatis led off and knocked Boyd's fifth pitch over the left-field bleachers onto Waveland Avenue, before Chicago answered in the bottom of the inning when Seiya Suzuki scored on Carson Kelly's RBI single.
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Kale said her 11-year-old and 16-year-old sons knocked the bat off her and killed it.
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“Pasted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pasted. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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