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Recent Examples of whistle
CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
After the whistle, Warriors coach Steve Kerr put his hands to his face as the Mavericks’ home arena went silent.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Desperate, Lester then grabbed his bird whistle and dashed to the Arconia courtyard fountain.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
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Noun
After the whistle, Warriors coach Steve Kerr put his hands to his face as the Mavericks' home arena went silent.
—CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
After the whistle, Warriors coach Steve Kerr put his hands to his face as the Mavericks’ home arena went silent.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
Verb
Seattle scored 28 points before the halftime whistle.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Desperate, Lester then grabbed his bird whistle and dashed to the Arconia courtyard fountain.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whistle
Noun
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Take your household trash out back, set it on fire, and whoosh, all that junk was smoke, and no longer your problem.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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Until the landlord repainted, there was a black arrow of soot pointing upward from the stove where the fire went whoosh!—
Alyse Whitney,
Saveur,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Many of the cats were underweight with bones showing, and some suffering from respiratory infections were wheezing and had discharge around their eyes and noses.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Noah, however, couldn't run the length of a football field without wheezing.—
Gail Sheehy,
Vanity Fair,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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There’s also a Beats logo on the left earbud, while the right includes a Nike swoosh.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
18 Mar. 2026
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The more subtle navy blue jersey has a repeating star pattern with red piping that wraps from the shoulders to the side, a metallic silver USA crest and a matching Nike swoosh.—
Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The site, which bubbled and hissed for decades, is still called the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
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Then there's hissing through the air vents.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The demonstrators who remained were lined up outside the building as officers zip-tied their hands behind their backs and loaded them into vans.—
Connor Sheets,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2026
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It can be closed with a full zipper or a trendy quarter zip.—
Ana Serrano,
Glamour,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Pour in egg mixture and immediately stir with a heatproof rubber spatula, incorporating ham and gently agitating eggs, and running it along edges until sides begin to bubble, about 30 seconds.—
Inés Anguiano,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Mar. 2026
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Plus, bubbling beneath all of that is what the Angels believe is a pool of young arms ready to burst onto the scene.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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This was always the case, but has only recently garnered more attention as the buzz around a potential deal began to fizzle after the combine.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
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With the ball at her feet and one defender to beat, Summit FC center back Kaleigh Kurtz shadowed her to perfection and held on long enough for her teammates to get back in support, and the play fizzled out.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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With Duke playing keep-away to prevent the Huskies from fouling, Cayden Boozer's pass near midcourt was deflected by Demary, and after UConn came up with the ball, Mullins swished a 3 from 35 feet away.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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With Duke playing keep-away to prevent the Huskies from fouling, Cayden Boozer’s pass near midcourt was deflected by Demary, and after UConn came up with the ball, Mullins swished a 3 from 35 feet away.—
Noah Trister,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Whistle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whistle. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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