blasties

plural of blastie, Scottish

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Noun
  • Either way, by channeling his inner vermin, Fiennes gives a tour de force performance in under 20 minutes. 8.
    Shannon Carlin, Time, 30 May 2025
  • Then there’s the recent investigations by the Times into Skid Row Housing Trust and Aids Healthcare Foundation which revealed that the properties managed by the two nonprofits were plagued by heating, elevator and electricity failures as well as vermin infestations.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 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 6 Jun. 2025.

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