blasted
Americanadjective
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withered; shriveled; blighted; ruined.
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damned; confounded.
This blasted pen leaked all over my shirt.
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On Tuesday, the crew plans to navigate through a narrow gap "blasted" in the atoll's reef by the British in 1963 - the last time the island was inhabited - to prepare for landing.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
The prospector with his pan and pickax gave way to powerful water cannons that blasted away gold-bearing hillsides, leaving behind incoherent geological arabesques that will likely outlast the pyramids.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Water from a massive swell — double the size that was initially predicted — blasted through 20-foot berms erected at the Wedge and washed out roads from about 21st Street to 6th Street, officials said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Under one scenario, a giant object struck Mars and blasted material into orbit.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
“Anya!” he yelled, and another jet of water blasted through the bubble.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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