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
  • Walk the rows, clip your favorites and take home a custom bouquet.
    — Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026
  • Teams can clip plays and submit them for review, but multiple sources told The Athletic that the system suffers from delays and produces little noticeable improvement from game to game.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of clip
Verb
  • The directives also require the companies to remove, within 45 days, the millions of pounds of rotting food inside the warehouse.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • To manage operational heat, the hardware uses a thermal strategy that entirely removes mechanical components like fans or liquid pumps.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 July 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
  • 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
Definition of blip
Verb
  • 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
  • To find out more, the researchers humanely excised additional fragments from the feet, main body and tentacles of the marine animals and ran a number of lab experiments in untreated seawater.
    — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Definition of excise
Verb
  • But hotels in Miami or Fort Lauderdale aren’t as desperate now to cut them.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026
  • Clean larger produce, like melons, with a brush and cut away any bruised or damaged portions.
    — Alex Nettles, AJC.com, 11 July 2026
Definition of cut
Verb
  • With the latest rally, the stock has erased its losses for the year and is now up more than 2%.
    — CJ Haddad, CNBC, 10 July 2026
  • But Barberena and Brody said the move this week by authorities went a step further, noting that those erased from the system were not just dissenters.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
Definition of erase
Verb
  • The gratuitous act obliterates both his self-image and his indecision, sparking not just a split with Irène but a total rupture with the social fabric of his present life.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 July 2026
  • Near the speed of light, special relativity wreaks havoc on clocks and time, obliterating the concept of simultaneity among observers traveling at different speeds.
    — Peter Gosselin, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
Definition of obliterate

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“Bleep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bleep. Accessed 12 Jul. 2026.

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