whip through
phrasal verb
whipped through; whipping through; whips through
informal
: to do (something) very quickly
She whipped through her chores.
Examples of whip through in a Sentence
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Late spring winds whipped through Southern California over the weekend and fanned multiple brush fires while also dashing the hopes of music festival-goers in Redondo Beach.
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Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024
Powerful winds have whipped through the region since Wednesday, downing power lines and trees.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
Three days later, after the obligatory 72-hour waiting period, AB 205 whipped through both houses of the Legislature and a day after that, on June 30, Newsom signed it.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
Mammoth Mountain Ski Area was closed as powerful winds of up to 70 mph, with higher gusts, whipped through the mountains blowing snow.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024
An atmospheric disturbance is whipping through the job market.
—Sam Dean, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
Swing Fever whips through the U.K. as Rod Stewart and Jools Holland claim their first collaborative album title.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 4 Mar. 2024
The fastest Large Language Model whipped through contract reviews in under a minute, while junior lawyers took 56 minutes on average.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 14 Feb. 2024
Strong winds whipped through Southern California overnight, clearing the way for much drier and colder weather for the rest of the week.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024
Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024
Powerful winds have whipped through the region since Wednesday, downing power lines and trees.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
Three days later, after the obligatory 72-hour waiting period, AB 205 whipped through both houses of the Legislature and a day after that, on June 30, Newsom signed it.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
Mammoth Mountain Ski Area was closed as powerful winds of up to 70 mph, with higher gusts, whipped through the mountains blowing snow.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024
An atmospheric disturbance is whipping through the job market.
—Sam Dean, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
Swing Fever whips through the U.K. as Rod Stewart and Jools Holland claim their first collaborative album title.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 4 Mar. 2024
The fastest Large Language Model whipped through contract reviews in under a minute, while junior lawyers took 56 minutes on average.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 14 Feb. 2024
Strong winds whipped through Southern California overnight, clearing the way for much drier and colder weather for the rest of the week.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024
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“Whip through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whip%20through. Accessed 18 May. 2024.
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