as in blow
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
gave him a sharp fillip on the noggin with her teakettle
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as in to stimulate
to give life, vigor, or spirit to
used a splash of orange-flavored liqueur to fillip the otherwise ordinary cranberry sauce
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Recent Examples of fillip
A. Wess Mitchell, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
As discussed in this previous column, that performance in Bergamo gives hope that Thiago Motta is on the right track, but the arrival of a new face to strengthen the backline may well be an even greater fillip.
—Adam Digby, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
That pace of deal news is a fillip for the investment banks.
—Kelly Evans, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
Hama, Syria’s fourth-largest city, might represent an even more significant fillip than the sudden capture last week of Aleppo — the country’s most populous city — in the civil war's most significant offensive in years and one that could dramatically shift the balance of the country's conflict.
—David Hodari, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Great powers throughout history have often found that rivals can act as a productive fillip to friends.
—A. Wess Mitchell, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
As discussed in this previous column, that performance in Bergamo gives hope that Thiago Motta is on the right track, but the arrival of a new face to strengthen the backline may well be an even greater fillip.
—Adam Digby, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
That pace of deal news is a fillip for the investment banks.
—Kelly Evans, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
Hama, Syria’s fourth-largest city, might represent an even more significant fillip than the sudden capture last week of Aleppo — the country’s most populous city — in the civil war's most significant offensive in years and one that could dramatically shift the balance of the country's conflict.
—David Hodari, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fillip
Noun
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Green Bay's offense was dealt a massive blow last week when star tight end Tucker Kraft went down with a torn ACL against the Panthers.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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The groundbreaking research penetrated the last moments of the young nobleman, who suffered a terrible 26 blows.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Cold showers stimulate the vagus nerve, reduce inflammation, and activate parts of the brain that can calm the body after long exposure.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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The implication was that there could be an easily accessible, off-the-shelf shot capable of stimulating the immune system to fight cancer.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Greenstein and Goldberg tried — and failed — to dissuade their boss from giving Will Smith and his company Westbrook an overall deal with the studio, arguing that the Oscar-slap controversy and a dodgy box office track record would result in more headaches than hits.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
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That included two stellar stops in the waning seconds of the third with Carolina on the power play, rebuffing a slap shot and then blocking the rebound with his leg pad.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
24 Oct. 2025
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The windshield repels the huddled form and the thump on the pavement sounds like a rebuke.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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The result is that the sonic boom becomes a sonic thump of 60 dB to 80 dB, or about that of a car door closing for those on the ground.—
David Szondy
October 28,
New Atlas,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Simons was the offending party on Bane’s swipe, and he was beaten for an and-one dunk in transition shortly thereafter.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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Villaraigosa has not been afraid to take swipes at other Democrats in the gubernatorial primary.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The rum punch is still the island’s best; now, there are fresh wall murals by Theodora and a covetable collection of fashion-forward merch that might just be the island’s coolest souvenir.—
Siobhan Reid,
Vogue,
11 Nov. 2025
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Years later, Green said James baited him into the punch.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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These are still very good numbers for a 17-year-old freshman in college hockey whom NHL Central Scouting’s latest update lists at 5-foot-11 and 170 pounds.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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First, the 6-foot-3, 245-pound native of Katy, Texas, recorded a 10-yard sack of quarterback Fifita.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
9 Nov. 2025
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The show, which debuted on Tuesday on Hulu, landed with a thud and garnered a jaw-dropping zero percent on Rotten Tomatoes from its initial spate of reviews, which included scathing takedowns from the Guardian, the Hollywood Reporter and the UK’s The Times.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
5 Nov. 2025
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That will include the X-59’s first supersonic flight, in which the aircraft will achieve the optimal speed and altitude for a boom—or thud, in this case.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Fillip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fillip. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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