bleep

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Recent Examples of bleep 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 The censors weren't quick enough on the trigger to bleep it out. Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2020 The ceremony began on a frothy and obscene note, as the returning host, the British comedian Ricky Gervais, cracked numerous jokes that were bleeped by NBC censors. Nicole Sperling, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2020 See All Example Sentences for bleep
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bleep
Verb
  • Like NexLawn's upcoming Vidar robo-mowers, the futuristic rover will navigate the garden using LiDAR and vision sensors while clipping the grass.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Fixed a bug where allied player characters could clip through tombstones when Totem Stella was used.
    Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That deal was struck in lieu of a retaliatory capital tax on foreign investors that was passed in the House version of the bill but was later removed by the Senate.
    Tobias Burns, The Hill, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The latest ruling for Google in the company's antitrust case will likely remove any overhang for Alphabet shares, Piper Sandler wrote Thursday.
    Sean Conlon, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Show-Me state has two Democrats in Congress and four Republicans, and a map Trump posted on social media would wipe out one Democratic seat.
    Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The Buckeyes benefited from a pair of penalties, including a face mask call on Colin Simmons that wiped out an incomplete pass on third-and-4.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Once upon a time, this decision would have been an 11th hour save—but in 2025 markets barely blipped.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Price history: Before today's deal, the Sabine Wren lightsaber blipped to $120 in May, and this all but the lowest price for the Baylen Skoll.
    Chris McMullen, Space.com, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • Britain returned to a system of indirect taxes only, mostly excise taxes and tariffs – one of the lowest tax burdens in Europe.
    Nathan Lewis, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Because initially, the way it was written, there was some comic relief lines in there that were just excised in the moment.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Others have cut bills by a factor of five.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Jobless claims hit their highest level since 2021 last week, adding to recent labor market revisions that have fueled confidence the Fed will cut rates in September.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Just weeks ago, gas was 10% cheaper than last year; that was erased.
    Matt Randolph, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Kris Mitchell erased Chambers’ records two years later, and Eric Rivers did it again last season.
    Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • McCarthy got obliterated Sunday night as the Vikings lost to the Atlanta Falcons by a 22-6 margin in their home opener.
    Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Far bigger an issue than Netflix’s habitual gaming of the system has been the degree to which streaming movies have for all practical purposes obliterated the distinction between television and film.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Bleep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bleep. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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