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busted

adjective as in impaired

adjective as in ruined

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In Houston, the heroes now arrive with plumbing toolsAbbott’s actions are aimed at a serious need, as many residents and business owners contend with busted pipes.

The arrival of The Shot has transformed the grim pop-up clinics of the pandemic into gratitude factories — reassembly lines where Americans could begin to put back together their busted psyches.

Those dealing with a busted Joy-Con can seek a repair through Nintendo, but for anyone else in need of a spare set, this deal should lessen the blow compared to buying directly from the company.

The busted system leads to flooding, sinkholes and toxic and bacteria-laden material flowing into the region’s coastal waters.

The city’s busted stormwater system leads to flooding, sinkholes and toxic and bacteria-laden material flowing into the region’s coastal waters.

South Korean police busted up one such scheme in 2011, which was said to have netted millions.

Earlier in the year, TMZ alleged, citing a police report, that a hotel room spat between the two left Nicki with a busted lip.

Ex-hippie Billy Hayes was busted for smuggling hash and thrown in a terrifying Turkish prison.

Busted is not the only journalism-inspired Hollywood project in various stages of production.

Weeks before he was abducted, alleged members of a kidnapping network tied to ISIS were busted in London.

Each of them was chuck full of that dubious sort of pride that has busted up more than one love-fiesta.

I am being busted here by party named Hutchinson.70 Seems good.

And there was nice split-bottom chairs, and perfectly sound, too—not bagged down in the middle and busted, like an old basket.

Some of the boys around here have been telling me that you were all busted up about that girl you married.

There isn't a one of them in the whole world that's worth getting busted up over.

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On this page you'll find 481 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to busted, such as: bankrupt, destitute, dirt poor, flat broke, impoverished, and indigent.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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