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
  • The sequence stylistically excises itself from the episode as though clipping it, anticipating its excision from the show when uploaded to a video-sharing platform.
    — Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • These hairs, including a lock clipped at his deathbed, were in a packet provided by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello, and had not previously been available for analysis.
    — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of clip
Verb
  • Doctors also discovered, and removed, excess tissue in her uterus called a uterine septum.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Kehinde Wiley has offered to buy back his painting that was removed from the US Embassy in the Dominican Republic, reports the New York Times.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 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
  • Some decisions, like the choice to excise the story of the Hamiltons, were heartbreaking — Tom Hamilton is her favorite character.
    — Allison P. Davis, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Surgery is often pancreatic cancer patients’ best option, if it can be done, and his medical team was able to excise the cancer.
    — Angus Chen, STAT, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of excise
Verb
  • The burger will drip all over your fries, which are included and cut like pickle chips.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Lamont and lawmakers have set aside $550 million from past state budget surpluses to mitigate federal human service programs cuts.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of cut
Verb
  • Conradt also began to delete his MySpace profile, the Times reported, in an apparent attempt to erase his online footprint.
    — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Sneed recovered what would have been a game-clinching fumble, but replay review erased the call.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of erase
Verb
  • Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images When most people think of AI and jobs, the conversation often pivots to which occupations are most likely to be obliterated by its arrival.
    — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The Strip had been largely obliterated in the war between Hamas and Israel, and most of its two million inhabitants were living in tents or in the ruins; images of human misery had flooded screens around the world.
    — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of obliterate

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“Bleep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bleep. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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