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verb

present tense third-person singular of paste
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as in bombs
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 slaps
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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pastes

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noun

plural of paste
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as in epoxies

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as in rhinestones

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Recent Examples of pastes
Verb
The sequencer pastes together the strings and the quality scores, along with some other metadata, read by read, to form what is called a FASTQ file. — Dmitri Pavlichin, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Aug. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pastes
  1. bombs
  2. slaps
  3. glues
  4. cabochons
  5. whips
  6. punches
  7. adhesives
  8. crown jewels
Verb
  • The campus is eerily silent, even as Israel attacks Lebanon and the United States bombs Iran.
    — Jonathan Zimmerman, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026
  • The United States bombs Iran's nuclear facilities days later.
    — Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026
Definition of bombs
Verb
  • As the child puts his hands up, Bible says Campbell slaps them away, then drags him off the field.
    — Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Nothing slaps like the original, but the upcoming reboot looks kinda cool.
    — Bob Herman, STAT, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of slaps
Noun
  • One day, Cole paged through an album whose acidic glues caused her particular anguish.
    — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Some glues work differently on different types of plastics, while others vary in drying time or durability.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of glues
Noun
  • Black marble accented with gray or white marble cabochons creates drama, while a monochromatic pairing—or even a cabochon pattern laid in all the same tile—adds subtle geometry.
    — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2025
Definition of cabochons
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  • Castro whips her head around and follows him, punching him in the back.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Green whips out his phone with the fluid motion of a digital native and snaps a photo.
    — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of whips
Verb
  • Then the officer punches him in the face twice and uses a Taser.
    — Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Belgal is seen reversing and then driving out of the parking spot as one of the armed men punches the driver's side window and breaks the glass.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of punches
Noun
  • The approach replaces the oxygen normally generated during water electrolysis with an epoxide, a class of chemicals widely used to manufacture polymers, coatings, adhesives, pharmaceuticals, and other products.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Henkel is broadly known as a global industrial products and consumer goods company with offerings such as laundry detergent, industrial products, adhesives, sealants, and haircare.
    — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of adhesives
Noun
  • Artnet also notes that today marks the one-year anniversary of the Louvre heist in which thieves made off with pieces of France’s crown jewels.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The series is light-hearted and unserious, just like the rest of the shows that were Nickelodeon and Disney Channel’s crown jewels in the early 2000s.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of crown jewels

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“Pastes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pastes. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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