Thesaurus results for BLIP

blip

verb

Definition of blip

as in to clip

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Recent Examples of blip 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 Chen’s set, interweaved throughout several episodes, goes fine — it’s hit and miss (there are also probably some translation blips that disservice the wording). — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2025 Luckily, Nan finds the correct disk just in time to save the crew from getting blipped from existence, and Walton gets the fatal-content-error screen that indicates the game has been deleted from the server entirely. — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025 The radar blips were satellites; the alert was a false alarm. — Daniel A. Gross, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blip

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Verb

Southwestern Minnesota will see a few more clouds, and could get clipped by a few showers in the early hours.

— Joseph Dames, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Mastering the clipping economy Some of Ossoff’s newfound fans know him mostly from clips — one or two-minute-long videos that travel wide and far on social media platforms.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 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

But some say that doesn't erase concerns about how the technology can be used.

— Tammy Mutasa, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
As an example, Toyota did not dominate the automobile era simply by building a better engine, nor could competitors erase its advantage merely by sourcing comparable components.

— Bratin Saha, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 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

Not only are those all career-worst numbers, most of them completely obliterate his previous career-worst numbers.

— Jayson Stark, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
That $750,000 first feature has obliterated all box-office expectations, grossing a staggering $488 million worldwide to become the industry’s biggest success story.

— Chris Lee, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of obliterate

Verb

Merck and Moderna have several large trials under way in non-small cell lung cancers that have been surgically removed.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Beyond removing the psychological and practical barrier of injections, oral formulations are not reliant on syringes or refrigeration and are cheaper to manufacture.

— Perdita Nouril, Vogue, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of remove

Verb

Those in the eclipse's path were treated to an incredible display as the moon completely blotted out the sun and revealed its outermost layer, which for a few minutes appeared as a striking glowing ring.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
Californians suffered from terrible air quality, struggling to breathe amid the COVID-19 pandemic as a sooty plume blotted out the sun.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of blot out

Verb

Golden mussels can eradicate fish populations and erode delta habitats, and California farmers could lose their water.

— Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Now, there is a constant obsession over energy levels and management that has eradicated the previous ‘flat out’ approach to racing.

— Luke Smith, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of eradicate

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