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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bleep
Verb
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Kodai Sano clipped the bar before the break, and the pressure eventually told when Ito got the breakthrough.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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His Land Rover clipped another vehicle and went over.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In March 2021, then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy tried to have Swalwell removed from the House Intelligence Committee over his contact with Fang, citing the same interactions now at the center of Patel's file review.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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In his community, Bustamante likened it to denouncing Catholicism and removing photos of the pope.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Many luxuries that make the MacBook Air (and MacBook Pro above it) so pleasant to use have been excised from this new member of the family.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
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The character remained in the show, but the plot point revolving around her gender was excised from the script, a change that included significantly cutting down her dialogue.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The Cavaliers led by as many as 36 points, but the Heat went on a third-quarter run to cut the deficit to 19 in the final seconds of the period.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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Reduce the lot size, cut the square footage, and a house should cost less, supporters said.—
Mark Dee
March 28,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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No amount of money or formal resolution can erase the pain caused by a prosecution that should never have been brought.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
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As a result, Cleveland dominated the third quarter 37-20 to erase Miami’s 21-point lead and enter the fourth quarter with the game tied at 83-83.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Even if the antimatter had been obliterated, however, that would not have posed any danger due to the small quantity.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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Trump claims Iran is ‘obliterated’ and seeking a deal, but Iranian forces continue launching attacks and threatening vital oil routes.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Bleep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bleep. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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