bleeped

past tense of bleep

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bleeped
Verb
  • As he was handcuffed and removed from the courtroom, spectators erupted in cheers and applause, according to footage from the courtroom.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 18 June 2026
  • The Dallas Cowboys players, and coaches, all love the changes recently made to AT&T Stadium, and come August, the name will go back to its original, the grass will be replaced by a synthetic, and expect the tint in the windows to be removed, too.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • Eight minutes later the game was level when Hwang In-beom clipped the ball deftly over the onrushing Matej Kovar and Oh Hyeon-Gyu completed the comeback on 86 minutes.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 14 June 2026
  • Scotland came close to a goal in the 17th minute when captain Scott McTominay got loose and fired a shot that clipped the top of the post.
    CBS News, CBS News, 14 June 2026
Verb
  • These Knicks, who erased a 22-point deficit in the fourth quarter against Cleveland in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals, just don’t quit.
    Tim Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
  • The matchup emerged after Raman erased a roughly 40,000-vote election night deficit against Pratt and overtook him in subsequent ballot count updates.
    Teresa Liu, Daily News, 11 June 2026
Verb
  • The Knicks are 3-0 this postseason in closeout games and have obliterated their opponents each time.
    Joe Vardon, New York Times, 12 June 2026
  • Gentry obliterated the preseason juggling test administered by Denver North head coach Clay Porter.
    Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
Verb
  • Your first warning is when local news, embassy alerts, and travel communications become inconsistent or censored, situational awareness is compromised.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
  • Still, the web will likely remain heavily censored, experts warned; Tehran is reportedly using Chinese hardware to strengthen its censorship capabilities, further proof that Beijing is exporting the technology that powers its cutting-edge firewall.
    semafor.com, semafor.com, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • Most distressingly to protesters, there is no way to request the DNA samples’ destruction, and the process to get DNA profiles expunged from the database comes with extra costs and could take as long as five years.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 7 May 2026
  • The district attorney’s office dismissed Bennett’s charge, Dougherty said, and records related to her case were expunged per Colorado law – including the original police report.
    Holly Yan, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Key Background The United States eradicated screwworm in the 1960s through a massive sterile fly program, but outbreaks in Mexico and Central America have raised concerns about the parasite moving north again.
    Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • This sequence of events used to occur regularly in the US and Central America; screwworm was endemic here but was eradicated after a concerted, decades-long campaign to annihilate its populations.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • The original filing was redacted and concealed the names of a captain and a major within the Police Department who were accused of changing time cards.
    Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
  • In an interview with state police, a person, whose name was redacted from the warrant affidavit, alleged that Leon Stetson was a longtime crack cocaine user.
    Kellie Love, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2026
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“Bleeped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bleeped. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.

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