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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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2
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
But the instructions on the sites are really designed to trick visitors into copying and pasting a command into the Terminal utility, and then running it, leading to a malware infection. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 7 May 2026 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 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
  • This song features a kick drum throughout, and the boosted bass takes it from background timekeeping to foreground hammering.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of hammering
Verb
  • He’s spent the last week whipping senators to support it and even enlisted former Alabama football coach Nick Saban to dial up undecided lawmakers, according to people familiar with the matter.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of whipping
Verb
  • Yan bounded off the mound, slapping his hand against his glove several times, after the inning ended.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Once again, Yan did the whole jumping, landing, ground-slapping thing (no slide this time though).
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of slapping
Noun
  • Kluivert notched a hat-trick in the 10-1 thrashing of Italy’s Genoa, with Scott, Unal (two goals each) and David Brooks scoring too.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 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
  • But the person most excited to play catch with his father, Ron, was Twins manager Derek Shelton, who wasn’t sure his arm would be capable after throwing Buxton batting practice Monday.
    — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The 49ers beat the Titans in their last regular-season meeting in December, 37-24, with Purdy throwing three touchdowns and McCaffrey recording a rushing touchdown.
    — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of throwing
Verb
  • Alaves' Ángel Pérez was reprimanded by coach Quique Sánchez Flores after being substituted and punching the bench several times.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Speaking to reporters before heading out on a campaign bus tour in Maine, Collins was asked about recent reports of a 1988 incident in which Jackson faced misdemeanor charges for punching an unnamed man.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 14 Aug. 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
  • That meant clean financial reporting, regulatory discipline, transparency with stakeholders, and a habit of addressing problems rather than burying them.
    — ByThad L. Bench, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Catherine flattens him in the kitchen, burying her death syringe in his eyeball.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of burying

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