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blips

verb

present tense third-person singular of blip
as in clips

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blips
  1. clips
  2. erases
  3. obliterates
  4. removes
  5. wipes out
  6. eradicates
  7. expunges
  8. effaces
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
  • This compact tote folds into a small pouch that clips directly onto your keys and expands into a functional bag when needed.
    — Corein Carter, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
Definition of clips
Verb
  • With only Lucien, a freshly out twink with more heart than abs, still by his side, Jim must race to find a cure before the disease erases the community that once worshipped him.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Nothing erases the toll of 12,000 steps quite like a 60-minute Herbal Bliss healing journey.
    — DeMarco Williams, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of erases
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  • Travel obliterates almost all our comforting routines and habits.
    — Anita Bhagwandas, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of obliterates
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  • First, the continuous scouring action of the water jet removes slag and oxidized sputtering residues, producing a clean processing interface with smooth inner walls and vertical groove profiles.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Jacobs, placed on the commissioner’s exempt list Sunday, can’t practice or play until NFL commissioner Roger Goodell removes him from the list.
    — Devon Henderson, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of removes
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  • This major markdown wipes out the steep premiums on most high-tier gaming displays, allowing e-sports players and media creators to rise through the ranks with a highly fluid, ultra-clear panoramic canvas.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 26 June 2026
  • Continue reading … LINES REDRAWN — Supreme Court greenlights Alabama GOP map that wipes out a majority-Black district.
    — , FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
Definition of wipes out
Verb
  • But that also eradicates a crucial option - to mount a show trial and scapegoat him for all the ills of his rule, thus absolving others.
    — Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Treating the underlying condition eradicates the need for drug treatments that act globally.
    — Dr. Patricia Richard, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026
Definition of eradicates
Verb
  • Made of bamboo and a four-claw steelhead design, this stand-up tool expertly expunges weeds by the root and completely eliminates the need to bend, pull, or kneel.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
Definition of expunges
Verb
  • The explosion of malice effaces them in different ways, and James traces the mechanisms of their vanishing, examining how a person’s life can be compressed into smaller and smaller spaces.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Other works lay bare the kinds of debts that capitalism effaces in order to sustain a fantasy of frictionlessness.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of effaces
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“Blips.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blips. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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