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  • past tense form of bust.
  • 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

Pei’s firm—show dystopian scenes: busted windows, tossed rooms and graffitied walls.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 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

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

I busted out of the house to scoop up the backpack.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen




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