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slang being under the influence of a recreational drug the members of the rock band were all so blasted they could barely perform

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blasted

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verb

past tense of blast
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to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive the highway engineers will have to blast that hill in order to put a road through here

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to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force artillery that could blast cannonballs from hundreds of yards

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to cause a weapon to release a missile with great force the recruits were all blasting away at the target range

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Recent Examples of blasted
Adjective
The watch measure 44 mm, is made from blasted titanium and features a honeycomb skeletonization of the case that reduces the weight by 50 percent, Ross told Robb Report. Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2024 When the moment of triumph finally arrived, with a blasted inside-in forehand to the postage stamp corner of the court, Djokovic, 37, crouched to his knees and immediately succumbed to the first set of tears. Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 4 Aug. 2024 Second, no one is offering to rebuild the blasted towns and villages of southern Lebanon when this is over, the way the oil-rich Gulf States did after the last major war with Israel, in 2006. Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024 As in the video game, which starts characters off in a kind of blasted heath, the surroundings are visually competent but forgettable. Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024 Hunger and disease stalk Gaza’s blasted neighborhoods. Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023 And of course, the blasted, decaying backdrop of the Bronx would somehow scuttle everyone’s dreams and desires. Vulture, 15 Sep. 2023 Sabalenka dispatched Svitolina, 6-4, 6-4, with one last bullying rally and a final blasted forehand. Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 June 2023 Their mission was to understand ejecta patterns—the blasted material that lands outside the crater—and help astronauts develop an understanding of how to sample this material while on the moon. Mike Bezemek, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 June 2023
Verb
Techno music blasted as the singer showed off the elf's DJ booth from all angles. Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024 Republicans in Congress blasted Biden for the move. Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024 The eruption blasted rocks and ash a dozen miles into the air, and then heavy rainfall swept the fallen debris up in immense mudflows. Ashley Balzer Vigil, Ars Technica, 21 Dec. 2024 The astronauts blasted into space in late October as part of a mission to build and maintain China’s Tiangong Space Station. Chris Buckley, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2024 The use of water as a flame deflector cools down launch sites after rockets are blasted into space. Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024 Socialist Party chairman Olivier Faure blasted Retailleau’s comments in an X post. Reuters, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024 The box office success of Tarot suggests we’ll be blasted with an unnecessary sequel. Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 17 Dec. 2024 The headline appeared in a news summary blasted to iPhones across Great Britain. Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blasted
Adjective
  • North Korean propaganda material released by state media this year has shown Kim overseeing special operations training marked by extreme displays of strength, including the smashing of cinder blocks over the ripped torsos of soldiers stripped to the waist.
    Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Frank Grillo, who’s at the center of it (playing a ripped bruiser who is also…a molecular biologist!), has a way of making any pulp movie better.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
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  • Also, since these wines generally do not age well – most are designed to be drunk upon release or within 2 to 3 years – producing enough to meet market demand while keeping a close eye on shifting consumer trends may make good business sense.
    Liz Thach, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
  • On another occasion in 2009, Hegseth was found drunk at a strip club in downtown Minneapolis in his military uniform, drunk and getting lap dances.
    Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The offensive coordinator who brought him in, Phil Longo, was fired late in the season.
    Antonio Morales, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The Bears offense struggled under coordinator Shane Waldron, so he was fired.
    Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Two months after the end of the Korean War, the United States signed a bilateral mutual security treaty with South Korea in which Washington committed to come to Seoul’s aid if it were attacked.
    Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Caretakers at All Things Wild Rehabilitation believe that Polly, a 1-year-old Pekin duck who's missing part of her bill, was dumped at a pond by her former owner and attacked by a snapping turtle.
    Natalie Escobar, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Hindle and Baseman walked Vulture through the thinking behind the various cursed objects and furniture that haunt the world of Severance.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The reboot version of Wolf Man, however, is director Leigh Whannell’s reimagining of the classic lycanthrope tale and the cursed Lawrence Talbot—played by Chaney and Del Toro—is nowhere to be found.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Cori Clingman was arrested for alleged negligent manslaughter, homicide as a result of negligent driving and drunken driving and several other counts on Thursday, Jan. 23, per the Star-Tribune.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Buckeyes faithful — scarlet-clad, drunken, frigid from the cold — were finally unshackled from all those losses to Michigan and all those unmet expectations.
    Justin Williams, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The two companies, along with Nvidia, have launched a startup accelerator program to foster innovation.
    Tony Bradley, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • While brands like Pedialyte previously dominated the market, several brands have launched with a new approach that’s not just about general hydration.
    Emily Burns, WWD, 31 Dec. 2024
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  • Two people are dead and 19 others injured after a small plane slammed into a Fullerton warehouse filled with workers.
    Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Gomez, for instance, was slammed by Mexican actor Eugenio Derbez (who later apologized) over her Spanish in the film.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 3 Jan. 2025

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