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
Preston Fore, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
Jeff Rueter: The opening weekend gave a mixed first impression, with some stale atmospheres and Bayern’s 10-0 pasting of poor Auckland City giving little reason for neutrals to buy into the tournament.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 28 June 2025
PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
This method masqueraded as a CAPTCHA, ostensibly to prove the user wasn’t a bot, by requiring the copying of a text string and pasting it into the Mac terminal window.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
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Noun
This was software that could automate repetitive tasks, such as cutting and pasting between database programs.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
Jeff Rueter: The opening weekend gave a mixed first impression, with some stale atmospheres and Bayern’s 10-0 pasting of poor Auckland City giving little reason for neutrals to buy into the tournament.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 28 June 2025
Verb
That’s a premium feature, as is pasting files into the app for decryption.
—PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
This method masqueraded as a CAPTCHA, ostensibly to prove the user wasn’t a bot, by requiring the copying of a text string and pasting it into the Mac terminal window.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pasting
Noun
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The sound of hammering came from outside in the driveway, where some men were building a coffin.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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The 4-0 hammering in France has seen Ajax’s chance of elimination before the knockout stage rise to 85 per cent.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Strong, whipping winds are expected to continue across Jamaica throughout the night.—
Matt Nighswander,
NBC news,
29 Oct. 2025
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The photo of Chastain whipping off her jersey, shouting in triumph, her sinewy arms flexed, was immediately historic.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The van reaches home ground and no one talks and the only sound along that final stretch is El Camello slapping himself to scare away mosquitoes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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First, rather than slapping a latex mask and makeup on Schuster-Koloamatangi, performance capture technology is used to have Dek’s face come alive with the actor’s expressions.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Several Dolphins achieved neat feats during the uplifting 34-10 thrashing of the Falcons in Atlanta.—
Barry Jackson
Updated October 27,
Miami Herald,
27 Oct. 2025
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This home thrashing also came just a day after LSU’s board voted to increase ticket prices for 2026.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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After throwing the sandwich, Dunn ran off but was apprehended about a block away.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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People were throwing toilet paper rolls and full beer cans.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In 2023, when video circulated of a police officer punching Christina Pierre, Jennings announced meetings with community leaders to rework policy.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Oct. 2025
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Her past was practically punching its way out of her.—
Natalia Paradies,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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At one point, Teddy’s hair had gotten so matted from the frequent licking that the vet had to partially sedate him and shear away most of his fur.—
Chandler Boese,
Kansas City Star,
4 Nov. 2025
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Predictably, Korda took a licking.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Enclose your hostas with a 1-foot-high circle of mesh, also burying it 6 inches below ground.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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His lover died in shock and horror that Regis was capable of such violence, and a vampire hunter did the rest of the work by staking, decapitating, and burying him next to Bethané’s corpse.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Pasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pasting. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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