“Paced” or “Paste”—Which to use?

“Paced” or “Paste”

Overview

paced / paste are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

paced: (verb) walk with slow or fast paces. (verb) go at a pace. (verb) measure (distances) by pacing. (verb) regulate or set the pace of.

paste: (noun) any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency. (noun) a hard, brilliant lead glass that is used in making artificial jewelry. (noun) an adhesive made from water and flour or starch; used on paper and paperboard. (verb) hit with the fists. (verb) cover the surface of.

Pronunciation

paced: p·EY·s·t

paste: p·EY·s·t

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Examples in Context

Examples of “paced”

Pacar Ketinggalan Kereta is quickly paced, due in part to its…
…team with 36 points and paced the team with 129 PIM,…
…"reasonably accurate simulation" and "fast paced", but disputes a claim in…
…sired by Abercrombie, 1,120 have paced faster than 2:00 while 403…
Later that day, Kenseth paced the final practice session with…
…director and with a tightly paced script from Danny Kolker and…
With the offense being paced by Amile Jefferson, who scored…
…felt the movie was slowly paced, and had too much dialogue…
Shaw paced the attack with 53 PIM…
He paced the South Atlantic League in…

Examples of “paste”

Wasabi (山葵, わさび): paste of wasabi root
…is found, the machine will paste a label over the former…
The liquid or paste is then applied to a…
Half a Can of Tomato Paste & Other Culinary Dilemmas (with…
…until it forms a thick paste.
…often takes a while to paste pictures as well as to…
…be mixed into a fruit paste with chili pepper as a…
…passages include exact "cut and paste" passages that Nussimbaum had published…
…bitmap What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get (WYSIWYG) cut & paste editor.
…functions are a copy and paste from the last Storm code

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