paste
noun
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
pasted
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past participleof paste.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof paste.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
pastenouna mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
Example Sentences
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At an army base serving as a rescue hub in Bidur, relatives crowded around lists of rescued people pasted on a wall.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
Alexandra Parfitt, 46, a biostatistician, was disappointed to discover her 9-year-old daughter had copied and pasted an internet description of a “Peanuts” cartoon character into a school presentation on Google Slides.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
The report highlighted an example of a junior software engineer, Robin, who pasted thousands of lines of AI-generated code before going to bed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
His argument ignores the point made by posters pasted all over Venice this week.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
She’s bustling around, chatting with families, wearing a grin that looks pasted on.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
