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  • past participle of bust.
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busted

[buhs-tid] / ˈbʌs tɪd /
















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The BBC's new director general has described the traditional TV licence model as "a busted flush" and "no longer fit for purpose".

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

Louis, in comparison, is kinda busted — gloomy, tortured, unable to fully embrace the everlasting banquet Lestat has laid out for him.

From Salon Jun. 13, 2026

“If you went to the hospital with a busted knee, they would fix it, and that would cost more than an IVF cycle.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 6, 2026

Wildlife officers have busted an illegal cockroach-breeding operation in rural Australia, seizing a skin-crawling haul worth more than $100,000 on the black market for exotic bugs.

From Barron's Jun. 5, 2026

All we found was a little damp flour in the bottom of a busted can.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns




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