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blasts from the past

blasts from the past is the plural of blast from the past.

Meaning of blast from the past

Noun

blast from the past (plural blasts from the past)

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) Something or someone that a person has not seen for a long time that evokes nostalgic feelings.
    • Now there's a golden oldie, a blast from the past, when the heavyweight division was still strong and vibrant and unified (...)1981 May 9, Bill Lyon, “An Old Warhorse Still Has His Dream”, in The Evening Independent

Questions about blasts from the past

What is blasts from the past the plural of?
Blasts from the past is the plural of blast from the past.

Words near blasts from the past in the dictionary

  1. blastpipe
  2. blastpipes
  3. blastproof
  4. blasts
  5. blasts away
  6. blasts from the past
  7. blasts off
  8. blasts out
  9. blasts up
  10. blastula
  11. blastulae

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