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
Erick Taylor, Arkansas Online, 26 Nov. 2025
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
Big Think, 9 Feb. 2026
The women’s hockey team is 1-0 after pasting Czechia, known also as Czech Republic, 5-1.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Press Taylor dazzled with 27 points and six assists in a 20-point pasting for Farmington (5-0).
—Erick Taylor, Arkansas Online, 26 Nov. 2025
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
Verb
Otlet first experimented with cutting lines out of books and pasting them onto index cards.
—Big Think, 9 Feb. 2026
The women’s hockey team is 1-0 after pasting Czechia, known also as Czech Republic, 5-1.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
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Noun
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Ronnie Moyers heard the bird hammering in the woods one morning in late February, several weeks before the species usually shows up in Virginia’s western highlands.—
Sarah Kaplan,
Washington Post,
23 Mar. 2026
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But the midfielder may get the chance to assist his team’s daunting assignment in overhauling their first-leg 6-1 hammering by Bayern in Munich.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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The high waist bunched a little when seated, but it was hardly cause for breaking focus when attempting an inversion (the whipping wind, however, was another story).—
Talia Abbas,
Vogue,
11 Mar. 2026
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Another blow is expected Friday and Saturday, again starting in the northern part of the state before whipping the Los Angeles area.—
Anthony Edwards,
San Francisco Chronicle,
4 Mar. 2026
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When the Rockets called a time out, the Lakers bench all ran over to Doncic, hugging him, slapping him and James nudging him for a job very well done.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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About 15 minutes later, another 911 call comes in from a woman named Jane Kowalski, who sees Denise Lee slapping the back window of King's car and hears her screaming for help.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 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
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Gonzales is certainly a name to watch in Charlotte’s quarterback battle, throwing for 6,682 yards, 51 touchdowns, and 22 interceptions spanning three years at Western Carolina.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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Residents say the suspect started throwing mason jars full of black liquid at officers.—
Kayla Moeller,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Furthermore, the lawsuit contends that while LaBeouf’s attorneys were still aggressively pursuing their position and seeking monetary compensation from Barnett, a partying LaBeouf was arrested in New Orleans on assault charges for allegedly punching two bar patrons.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
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Everyone should be protecting their skulls 200 percent more in this situation and ideally also not punching each other.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
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March has a wide variety of loadouts, from sleek two-in-ones to rugged portables that'll take a licking and keep on ticking.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
20 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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Locals flocking to the barrels Micromorphological observations and analysis showed that burying these barrels would have prevented them from freezing and would have preserved its chemical state before mixing it with sand and water, according to Heritage Daily.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Mar. 2026
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Trailing 102-91, Houston unleashed a 23-7 stampede, burying the Heat under a barrage of three-pointers.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Pasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pasting. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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