blasties

plural of blastie, Scottish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for blasties
Noun
  • Sacramento County health inspectors closed a local Rite Aid drugstore after discovering roughly 140 rodent droppings, gnaw marks and other evidence of a vermin infestation.
    Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado Updated July 11, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2025
  • The pictures show a sink covered in ants; rat droppings in the kitchen and on some of the produce; tomatoes and avocados that had been partially eaten by vermin; and a gas line with its protective sheathing dangerously frayed.
    John McDermott, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • Another research team at MIT used the gills of these creatures, which filter for plankton, to improve commercial water filtration systems.
    Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 31 Dec. 2024
  • These creatures have now inspired human innovations that take soft robots and water filters to the next level.
    Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 31 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Garland storage should also keep dust and water out, as well as curious critters.
    Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
  • In doing so, these invasive critters also pose a threat to the crabbing and fishing industries, which many coastal communities rely on for income.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Blasties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blasties. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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