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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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.
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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
Images: Zuma Press/AFP/Getty Images Composite: Mark Kelly Congress is whipping through bills before skipping town for Christmas, and on the docket this week is the annual defense policy measure.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 12 Dec. 2023
Ronan, who whips through approaches to a design problem and bounces between painting, photography, sculpture and architecture, is the fox.
—Julie Lasky, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2023
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
Images: Zuma Press/AFP/Getty Images Composite: Mark Kelly Congress is whipping through bills before skipping town for Christmas, and on the docket this week is the annual defense policy measure.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 12 Dec. 2023
Ronan, who whips through approaches to a design problem and bounces between painting, photography, sculpture and architecture, is the fox.
—Julie Lasky, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2023
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“Whip through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whip%20through. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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