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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
Sofia Coppola’s cult-favorite (if historically murky-at-best) 2006 film Marie Antoinette plucked the queen from history-book pages and pasted her on contemporary mood boards.
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Grace McCarty, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2025
Asked whether Robinson had literally copied and pasted Harrington’s idea, his website was taken down.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
There’s a Porsche 959 pasted over a Porsche 911 GT1 pasted over another two 959s.
—Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2025
White, sort of, with arrows and lines covering its exterior, as if a giant Google map had been printed and pasted over the body.
—Katherine Lagrave, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
Inches away, make-up artists shoved brushes in other models’ faces, and on an outdoor terrace, nail techs pasted custom press-ons under spotlights.
—Pilar Melendez, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
Fake delivery texts, counterfeit payment links and malicious codes pasted over legitimate ones have all become part of the modern fraud playbook.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
That missile may have AJ Lee and Brock Lesnar’s picture pasted on the side of it.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The stan fighting quickly turned ugly; a fan posted a racist meme of Huda as the police officer who murdered George Floyd, with Olandria’s face pasted on Floyd’s.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2025
Grace McCarty, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2025
Asked whether Robinson had literally copied and pasted Harrington’s idea, his website was taken down.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
There’s a Porsche 959 pasted over a Porsche 911 GT1 pasted over another two 959s.
—Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2025
White, sort of, with arrows and lines covering its exterior, as if a giant Google map had been printed and pasted over the body.
—Katherine Lagrave, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
Inches away, make-up artists shoved brushes in other models’ faces, and on an outdoor terrace, nail techs pasted custom press-ons under spotlights.
—Pilar Melendez, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
Fake delivery texts, counterfeit payment links and malicious codes pasted over legitimate ones have all become part of the modern fraud playbook.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
That missile may have AJ Lee and Brock Lesnar’s picture pasted on the side of it.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The stan fighting quickly turned ugly; a fan posted a racist meme of Huda as the police officer who murdered George Floyd, with Olandria’s face pasted on Floyd’s.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pasted
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LaVine and Monk whipped the crowd into a frenzy, combining to make 17 of 32 from the field and 10 of 18 from 3-point range as the Kings bounced back from a season-opening loss to the Phoenix Suns.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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The cold brew is bitter but topped with a fluffy, whipped cold foam that tastes almondy, sweet and spice-filled.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Oct. 2025
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Immediately afterwards, Usiripalli allegedly turned toward a female passenger to his left and slapped her with his hand.—
Mason Leath,
ABC News,
28 Oct. 2025
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The two 14-year-olds were charged as adults, but the case against Davis remained in juvenile court, which slapped him with an 18-month sentence for robbery.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Several complaints, largely filed in Spanish, asked why they were locked up and bombed.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Oct. 2025
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And this is the same thing all Gazans did after their homes were bombed or damaged.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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The group punched and hit the employee repeatedly, banged on the car and pulled on the doors demanding the vehicle, according to prosecutors.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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But then came the altercation, in which Philadelphia midfielder Jesus Bueno batted Zaha’s hand down in the middle of the pitch and Zaha responded with an open-handed push to Bueno’s face, and Bueno of course went down to the ground as if he had been punched by Mike Tyson.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Oct. 2025
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Every red carpet misstep, every viral sound bite, is instantly flattened into content.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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The documentary, Peck said, is intended to convey his frustration that Orwell’s name has too often been flattened into an adjective, and 1984 into mere speculative fiction.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
21 Oct. 2025
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However, Daulton Varsho, who has been another clutch Blue Jays hitter throughout the postseason, smacked a single to center to score Springer to knot the game at one apiece.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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The previous year, another Hall of Famer, Dave Winfield, smacked the series-winning double in the top of the 11th inning of Game 6 against the Braves at old Atlanta Fulton-County Stadium.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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As the lore goes, King’s daughter’s cat was struck by a truck and buried on a hill behind the house, inspiring the plot for his 1983 novel Pet Sematary.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
23 Oct. 2025
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Then, a flash flood buried the bodies in sediment.—
Amanda Schupak,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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Dončić channeled his competitive rage against the team that knocked him out of the playoffs a season ago.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Allen told the hearing that Sessions knocked glasses off a table and that his friends had asked a waiter not to serve him any more drinks.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Pasted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pasted. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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