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  • past participle of bust.
  • past tense form of bust.
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busted

[buhs-tid] / ˈbʌs tɪd /
















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The property slump means that real estate, once Chinese savers’ preferred method of socking money away, is a busted flush.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Retrieving busted bots on stretchers, one of the Humanoid Games’ best visual gags, may actually have originated with her league.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

He has even busted Bhangra moves with Jimmy Fallon, external, with the US talk show host labelling him "the biggest Punjabi artist on the planet".

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

His diplomacy around fixing a busted sewage system might prove to be crucial to gaining club membership, members said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

My Silver Reed's probably what I'd save if our house ever caught fire, now my granddad's Omega Seamaster's busted.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell




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