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noun

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as in hammering

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verb

present participle of paste
1
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
Noun
Last season, the illusion of parity vanished when the Liberty put a 48-point pasting on the rebuilding Sun. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026 The first of those three was a 112-88 pasting of the 76ers in the 2023 East semis, during which Tatum went off for 51 points while Embiid shot 5-for-18. — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
Verb
For many adults, the beauty book triggered memories of a pre-social-media childhood spent cutting pictures out of magazines and pasting them into notebooks. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026 All medical specialties have rules for filling out their notes, and ABA providers shouldn’t need the state to tell them that copying and pasting the same summary for each session, as the inspectors found in some cases, wasn’t good enough, Bimestefer said. — Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pasting
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pasting
  1. hammering
  2. whipping
  3. slapping
  4. thrashing
  5. throwing
  6. punching
  7. licking
  8. burying
Noun
  • The Middle East faces chaotic power shifts as Iran, despite taking a hammering, refuses to back down, though its regional influence is expected to wane.
    — Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • The improvement continued with a 3-0 hammering of Austria in the round of 32, including a double from centre-forward Oyarzabal and right-back Pedro Porro finishing off a neat team move.
    — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of hammering
Verb
  • Battered cars with numbers sprayed on their sides are whipping around the dirt track of the Lebanon Valley Speedway, loose fenders flopping like overgrown bangs in the swirling dust.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Iguanas usually go viral for other reasons Iguanas are usually quick-moving and run away from their would-be captors with their long tails whipping behind them.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 24 July 2026
Definition of whipping
Verb
  • This one is a badass soldier/leader, who can’t stop slapping Stuart, Kripke and Bert.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 31 July 2026
  • The Congolese drum, a traditional instrument of the Luba people, makes a sound akin to the hand slapping skin.
    — Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of slapping
Noun
  • In two games since the league returned from a World Cup break, Portland has won both, including a 5-1 thrashing of rival Seattle Sounders.
    — Tom Bogert, New York Times, 27 July 2026
  • The Blågult had started so well, mind you, with a 5-1 thrashing of Tunisia.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
Definition of thrashing
Verb
  • Prosecutors said that a confrontation developed between Levi and some of the villagers who had gathered to stop the backhoe by throwing stones.
    — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Most people think that boxing matches are won by throwing the most punches, but fights are actually won by controlling the ring.
    — Serhii Zakharov, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of throwing
Verb
  • Background on the case On May 30, Shelby Police Officer Karson Hyder was captured repeatedly punching 34-year-old Cherie Moore during an arrest.
    — Zaire Breedlove, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
  • Salgado is accused of approaching the man, taunting him to start a fight and punching him in the face, police said.
    — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
Definition of punching
Noun
  • Sometimes the cats also used allogrooming to initiate playtime, and in these cases the licking usually took place in the area of the cat’s neck.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 20 July 2026
  • The Ponies laid a 17-6 licking on East Ridge when the teams met on April 30.
    — Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 9 June 2026
Definition of licking
Verb
  • Still, the company says that isn't stopping them from burying miles of line across the state.
    — Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Some say that this is partly because both miners and coal companies deliberately hid these figures, secretly burying their dead in the mountains, so as not to show weakness to the enemy.
    — Elijah TanAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
Definition of burying

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