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
  • Their participation builds your credibility by association and recordings can be clipped into social content that extends your reach, especially when guests share it too.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • TikTok hosts similar footage, albeit clipped for vertical video and treated with title cards.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of clip
Verb
  • The full court reheard the case in January 2024, and in October 2024 ruled 9-8 that the NLRB had no power to order the tweet removed, citing the First Amendment.
    — Heather Occhino, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, according to a USFWS spokesperson, around 30 million lbs of invasive carp are removed from Midwestern waters each year.
    — Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 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
  • Sullivan denied that the law would cut Medicaid for Alaskans, saying the Affordable Care Act had a greater impact and raised insurance premiums in the state drastically.
    — Matthew Choi The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The new version of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has been cut from a five-hour show performed across two parts to a single three-hour performance as it is performed on Broadway.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of cut
Verb
  • Credit stress at CoreWeave, concerns over corporate AI spending and another hot inflation report erased more than $1 trillion from 20 of the world's largest AI and semiconductor stocks this week.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
  • His apprehension turned into anger when the city’s Department of Transportation erased the DIY crosswalks two months later.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of erase
Verb
  • These experiences can obliterate people’s ability to predict what will keep them safe.
    — Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The double-deck Wacker Drive obliterated a tangle of buildings and produce stalls in favor of a broad Beaux Arts thoroughfare by the Chicago River.
    — Robert Loerzel, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of obliterate

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“Bleep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bleep. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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