blasties

plural of blastie, Scottish

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Noun
  • The body itself was badly decomposed after spending an unknown amount of time exposed to the elements, with animals, bugs and rain, plus 50 years in storage.
    Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Because the existing hole was too small, crews used a saw to cut a larger opening and lowered a ladder inside to give the animals an easy way out.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Homeless encampments, piles of trash, vermin, and car break-ins have bedeviled the 4000 block of Babcock Avenue in Studio City since the property was abandoned, said neighbor Clint Ledsworth.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • How corpulent is this list of filth, vermin and bad food decisions?
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Showing off import sheets related to bats, seahorses and other creatures, Tlusty illustrated how this works.
    John Werner, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Contrary to their reputation, bats are not fearsome creatures but unsung ecological heroes.
    Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Moreover, the official mascots succeed in spotting various varmints — foxes and possums, to be specific, but thankfully, no vultures.
    Ed Silverman, STAT, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • These destructive critters also pose a risk to your family’s health because their urine, feces, and saliva can transmit many diseases.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2026
  • These critters may look cute and cuddly, but their sharp claws are anything but.
    Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 30 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • These brutes commonly exceed 50 pounds.
    Keith Sutton, Outdoor Life, 18 June 2026
  • In Raspail’s tale, hordes of impoverished and dark-​skinned brutes from India descend onto French shores by way of rafts, the first wave of an invasion of the civilized West by the brown-​skinned developing world.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Blasties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blasties. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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