bleeping

verb

present participle of bleep
as in removing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bleeping
  1. removing
  2. clipping
  3. obliterating
  4. erasing
  5. expunging
  6. cutting
  7. eradicating
  8. wiping out
Verb
  • Despite the use of search dogs and removing slabs of concrete, police came up empty.
    — Eileen Murphy, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The order prevents anyone from withholding or obstructing necessary treatment or removing, discharging, or transferring the child while the court considers the case.
    — Briseida Holguin, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of removing
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  • Algorithmic video feeds have accelerated this transition, as more and more podcast companies see clipping for TikTok and the like as the primary discovery method for podcasts — and, in some cases, whole brands.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • His platform pays armies of short-form video clippers to flood feeds for brands, the model behind the clipping farms driving fintech marketing and crypto gambling's viral machine.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of clipping
Verb
  • Today, for a few brief moments, some one billion people experienced partly or fully dark skies as the moon passes directly in front of our star, obliterating its light.
    — Claire Cameron & Lee Billings, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Then, on August 6, the United States dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, obliterating nearly five square miles of the city.
    — James M. Scott, Time, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of obliterating
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  • Triodos Bank warns the extreme weather could reduce EU GDP by approximately €180 billion, effectively erasing forecast growth.
    — Jamie Hailstone, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Pride in place and purpose really does mean something, and erasing Anaheim from the name diminishes not only my community, but what this fan base stands for.
    — Noe Padilla, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of erasing
Verb
  • Still, very much despite herself, Cusk has not succeeded in expunging character from her work.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
  • With Ukraine busy expunging Russian cultural influences, and cities and towns removing Russian historical and literary figures’ statues and street names, the idea of a new program focused on Ukraine’s former imperial master raised eyebrows.
    — Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 27 June 2026
Definition of expunging
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  • San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie livestreamed a ribbon-cutting ceremony early Thursday as the new Grocery Outlet store opened its doors.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Torrents overwhelmed infrastructure, cutting power to tens of thousands of homes, flooding about 170 houses and blocking roads, while a landslide hit Togane and muddy water inundated cars and railway tracks.
    — Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of cutting
Verb
  • Tlaib is also a prominent critic of Israel; her rhetoric has been chastised by Jewish colleagues as an antisemitic call for eradicating Jews, a charge the congresswoman and her supporters reject.
    — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
  • That method, called Sterile Insect Technique, was originally successful in eradicating flies from the United States and Central America and pushing the screwworm population back beyond the Darién Gap at the border of Panama and Colombia.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of eradicating
Verb
  • Shares slumped 16% for a third straight session of losses, wiping out $400 billion in market cap on Monday alone.
    — Gail Krishnan, CNBC, 23 June 2026
  • The prospect of even a mini-Dust Bowl is alarming as the original disaster during the Great Depression sent dust clouds across rural America, wiping out entire communities and triggering mass migration to other parts of the country.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 June 2026
Definition of wiping out
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“Bleeping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bleeping. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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