Blast
Blast noun - A social gathering.
Usage example: a wild fraternity blast that lasted a whole weekend
Event
Event noun - A social gathering.
Usage example: the mayor's evenings are often tied up with one event after another
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In The Simpsons comic event "When Bongos Collide", every human in Springfield except Bart got hit with a nuclear blast caused by Itchy and Scratchy turned real.
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If you have the wrong party in the endgame of Oracle of Tao, even if you win, the final boss, during a plot event, does a final blast where he tries to kill off everyone in the universe.
Source: Kaizo Trap - Julianna Baggott's Pure is set after a nuclear event that leaves many people fused to whatever they were near before the blast, be it objects,animals or other people.
Source: After The End / Literature
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