as in hammering
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as in whipping
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 slapping
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 pasting
Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 11 Nov. 2025
Bobbitt said the issue may have been with incorrectly copying and pasting numbers.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2025
Muddu Sudhakar, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
Continue cutting and pasting napkin pieces until your ornament is fully covered.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Dec. 2025
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Noun
The week after your party just took an off-year pasting for, among other things, having the wrong priorities seems like a highly unusual moment to grant symbolic pardons of wildly controversial figures.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 11 Nov. 2025
Bobbitt said the issue may have been with incorrectly copying and pasting numbers.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
Analysts can now spend time on important work like diagnosing complex issues or improving processes, not copy-pasting tickets.
—Muddu Sudhakar, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
Continue cutting and pasting napkin pieces until your ornament is fully covered.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pasting
Noun
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Baupost Group’s Seth Klarman picked up Amazon in the fourth quarter, a bet that has yet to work out for the value investor this year as tech stocks take a hammering.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
17 Feb. 2026
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At Anitra Coulter Blunt's Cedar Park home, the hammering and sawing is music to this musician's ears.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Taylor also weighed in on keeping her cool on stage when things go wrong, such as embracing her wig flying off and whipping it around her head, the proper form for double-dutching and having patience in Hollywood.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
26 Feb. 2026
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Though both storms are similar — with a major storm system lingering over the region for over a day and whipping the region with merciless hurricane-level winds, driving inch after inch of wet snow — what made the 1978 storm so devastating was the apparent suddenness of its arrival.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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His home run in the first got the night started for A&M, who followed it up with another run in the fourth thanks to Terrence Kiel II slapping a single past the second baseman, driving home outfield Caden Sorrell, pushing the Aggies' lead to 2-0.—
Tony Catalina,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Feb. 2026
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But then, during the challenge, when Ozzy knocks the key off a post, Coach weasels in and grabs it even after Ozzy has been slapping his limp pole at it for the better part of an hour.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
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The first was at Wolverhampton Wanderers, then the second was in the closing stages of the thrashing of Crystal Palace at Elland Road.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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Stevenson played his best game in the Pats’ regular-season finale, a 38-10 thrashing of Miami.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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He is shut down from throwing for a couple of weeks, is scheduled to be reevaluated in two weeks and then start plyos at the end of March.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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True enough, and that’s because lawmakers have insisted on throwing money at problems by burdening Californians with some of the highest taxes in the country.—
Rafael Perez,
Oc Register,
8 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The actor is accused of punching the second man in the nose.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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In January 2022, Rivas was arrested for allegedly punching Hall in the face, according to police.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Common signs of anal gland problems include scooting, persistent odors, and excessive licking of the rear end.—
Kasey Caminiti,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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But as the summer of 2025 turned to fall, the legend of Pusser had taken a licking.—
Sarah Weinman,
Rolling Stone,
23 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Orlando City went down a man in the 88th minute when Colin Guske was handed a second yellow card for a foul on Messi, who two minutes later scored the fourth Miami goal, burying his free kick to complete the brace.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 Mar. 2026
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Spread out the roots and plant the hosta divisions at the same depth they were originally planted, without burying the crown.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Pasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pasting. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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