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blast

[blast] / blæst /


NOUN
gust of wind
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"Why do some supermassive black holes blast out radio jets right after shredding a star, while others just sit there looking completely dormant, only to suddenly fire up their jets months or even years later?"

From Science Daily Sep. 21, 2026

We turned the tunes on full blast, and neither of us had laughed that hard in years.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

But in the meantime, the plant formerly known as Ilva has been ordered to shut off its blast furnaces by October 28 due to the presence of asbestos and illegal levels of fine airborne particles.

From Barron's Sep. 17, 2026

That’s the benefit of employing the easiest lyrics in the world to blast an emotional message into the sky.

From Salon Sep. 13, 2026

A minute later, the café door opened, admitting a blast of cold air.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

The president is a pop-culture fanatic; he blasts Broadway showtunes at his rallies and was tweetstorming about Kristen Stewart a few years before becoming the leader of the free world.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

That amount of energy is comparable to the output of several billion supernova explosions, the powerful blasts produced when certain stars reach the ends of their lives.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026