bleep

verb

Definition of bleepnext
as in to clip

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Recent Examples of bleep The videos have been redacted in some spots, including apparently to bleep out names and blur faces. — Mike Catalini, Star Tribune, 1 July 2021 He was cut off by the defense attorney, and broadcast media made efforts to bleep out the address. — Tami Abdollah, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2021 The song is clearly a celebration of female sexuality, so the decision to bleep out half the lyrics when the words themselves aren’t necessarily swear words is a poor look by CBS. — Zoe Guy, Marie Claire, 15 Mar. 2021 As Underwood tossed to a commercial, Osbourne kept talking, and the show had to bleep whatever word came out of her mouth. — Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2021 See All Example Sentences for bleep
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bleep
  1. clip
  2. remove
  3. wipe out
  4. blip
  5. excise
  6. cut
  7. erase
  8. obliterate
Verb
  • On the fourth pitch of the at-bat, Yamamoto turned to his splitter for the first time, barely clipping the inside edge of the strike zone.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The second worker was clipped in the jaw by a misfiring nail gun.
    — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of clip
Verb
  • Kisunla is designed to help slow the progression of early symptomatic Alzheimer's by targeting the brain to break up and remove amyloid plaques, which are a hallmark of the disease.
    — Lauren Pastrana, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Company executives believe bringing fuel directly to fleet yards could remove that barrier.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of remove
Verb
  • The two once presented a live demo minutes after a computer cloud crash wiped out their materials, winning anyway after Andreou pitched the product entirely from memory.
    — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 27 June 2026
  • Widespread flooding across Kentucky has left at least four dead Saturday, prompting dozens of rescues after heavy rains wiped out bridges, inundated roads and flooded homes, with more significant rainfall on the way.
    — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 27 June 2026
Definition of wipe out
Verb
  • Fireflies blipped and burned out, and the cicadas joined in an incantation that crescendoed into an ancient whirr.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
  • The Rev Match Control system on a 2026 Acura Integra A-Spec automatically blips the throttle during a downshift to match the engine’s revolutions per minute, RPM, to the lower gear.
    — Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2025
Definition of blip
Verb
  • When a movie with those measurements is projected onto a different-size screen, theaters excise parts of the frame.
    — Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
  • Da Messina’s Annunciation famously excises the angel Gabriel, while Ghirri’s version further edits the event by also obscuring the Virgin herself.
    — James Quandt, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Definition of excise
Verb
  • However, a dangerous push to cut these crucial programs, especially in Africa, risks repeating past errors and ceding influence to competitors.
    — James K. Glassman, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Sears carried it wide, cut inside center-back Rafaelle, and fired past Moorhouse for the goal.
    — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of cut
Verb
  • The Cubs offense quickly erased the 1-0 deficit behind four consecutive hitters reaching with two outs in the top of the second.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Reading scores of New York City public school students plummeted this past school year, erasing improvements in the subject recorded a year before, sparking calls from the teachers’ union for a change in approach.
    — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of erase
Verb
  • Instead, the teams combined to score 19 runs, obliterating my total.
    — David Troy, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
  • And then Conine, who had the walk-off hit for the Marlins on Monday, obliterated a middle-middle changeup from Phillies reliever Jonathan Bowlan for a 424-foot home run.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
Definition of obliterate

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“Bleep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bleep. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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