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
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  • Advocates say the strategy encourages more diverse applicants, like first-generation students, by removing barriers to entry and boosting awareness of the often-generous scholarships available at private institutions.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Harris indicated the markets for those players were not good enough to warrant removing them from the current team.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of removing
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  • On the fourth pitch of the at-bat, Yamamoto turned to his splitter for the first time, barely clipping the inside edge of the strike zone.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Onwurah wrote the film in a time of fury over a news clipping.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 30 July 2026
Definition of clipping
Verb
  • 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
  • Instead, the teams combined to score 19 runs, obliterating my total.
    — David Troy, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of obliterating
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  • Reading scores of New York City public school students plummeted this past school year, erasing improvements in the subject recorded a year before, sparking calls from the teachers’ union for a change in approach.
    — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The record-setting Warriors were only a few months removed from erasing a 3-1 series deficit to eliminate Durant’s Thunder in the Western Conference finals.
    — Devon Henderson, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of erasing
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  • 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
  • In addition to activities, teens will have access to resources such as job training, housing information, and support with expunging criminal records.
    — Hannah McIlree, CBS News, 12 May 2026
Definition of expunging
Verb
  • When cutting them back in the fall for the winter, leave a few branches for wildlife to use for protection, but be sure to remove all of the dead branches to reduce the risk of diseases.
    — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Broadcasters of all sizes, especially local station owners, have been battling cord-cutting and coping with ongoing audience and advertiser shifts away from linear viewing.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of cutting
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  • This is a sector that’s helped solve civilizational challenges like eradicating smallpox and lifting more than a billion people out of extreme poverty.
    — Max Simkoff, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • This new war on poverty seems intent on increasing it, not eradicating it.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 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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