blip

verb

Definition of blipnext
as in to clip

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Recent Examples of blip The radar blips were satellites; the alert was a false alarm. — Daniel A. Gross, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025 If emissions continue at their current trajectory, about one in twenty could blip out of existence. — Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024 Back to the Carrera T, and the latest 911 is fitted as standard with rear-wheel steering – this was an option on the previous T – along with a sports exhaust and a rev-matching function that blips the engine between downshifts. — Alistair Charlton, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024 Watching them blip along to the music is a fun retro touch. — Chris Haslam, WIRED, 9 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for blip
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blip
  1. clip
  2. wipe out
  3. erase
  4. bleep
  5. obliterate
  6. remove
  7. blot out
  8. eradicate
Verb
  • All of my essentials are packed in my Stowaway, which clips into my weekender as a bag organizer, and can clip out to be worn on its own as a crossbody when walking around during the day or as a clutch when going out in the evening.
    — Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 16 July 2026
  • He was arrested crossing the border from Mexico into Texas in September 1981, according to a news clipping from the Chicago Tribune.
    — Doha Madani, NBC news, 16 July 2026
Definition of clip
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
  • 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 2026 awards show censors failed to completely bleep out an F-bomb during Sunday's live show.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The club thought Beane was righteous and entertaining enough to feature his rant — that the Bills even had to bleep — at the very beginning of their behind-the-scenes draft special.
    — Tim Graham, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Definition of bleep
Verb
  • That combo practically obliterates motion blur and ghosting and is near instant, which is essential for players looking for even a hair of an advantage over the competition.
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 13 July 2026
  • Platner’s defenders would never concede that his reliance on alcohol obliterated his own credibility.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026
Definition of obliterate
Verb
  • Hanaway’s office filed a petition to remove Johnston from office, alleging misconduct, according to a news release from the attorney general’s office.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
  • The star’s daughter Zahara, 21, and son Maddox, 24, are both seeking to remove Pitt from their legal names, according to court documents filed in California.
    — Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Definition of remove
Verb
  • Ancient caravan routes are now mere remnants, quickly blotted out by the path of red trucks.
    — Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026
  • The sad fact of her victimization and her struggles in life can threaten to blot out the subtler, trickier elements of her magic.
    — Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 1 June 2026
Definition of blot out
Verb
  • The woes of airplane middle seats are soon to be eradicated for some United Airlines passengers.
    — Mason Leib, ABC News, 14 July 2026
  • But before the thylacine was fully eradicated, 13 pups of the marsupial species were preserved in alcohol.
    — Taylor Dotson, Scientific American, 10 July 2026
Definition of eradicate

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“Blip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blip. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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