as in to quirt
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Noun
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The sedate throwing of flowers erupted into a fistfight, a ministampede and people lashed with whips and riding quirts.—
John MacCormack,
San Antonio Express-News,
26 Apr. 2018
Verb
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Heeled, bubbled, square-toed, strapped or leathered out with metal accents like Longoria’s, the shape is proving its range.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
6 Aug. 2025
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Lucy Bronze’s icon status was reaffirmed throughout England’s 2025 European Championship-winning campaign — from strapping up her own leg in extra time to her absolutely leathering home a penalty in the quarter-final shootout win against Sweden.—
Ali Rampling,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
Noun
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But that’s certainly not the case with the leads, especially Corrin, who can look chic, gamine and supple as a birch tree in anything, as proven by their frequent modeling and catwalk gigs for Miu Miu and their ability to make the kookiest of outfits work on the red carpet.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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Oeuf has long been a pioneer in design-forward kids’ furniture, making the type of streamlined, Baltic birch pieces that have shown up in countless Brooklyn town houses.—
Leonora Epstein,
Architectural Digest,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Speccie’s star columnist is the rudest man in Christendom, the Godzilla of contumely, an all-time non-sufferer of fools who horsewhips his targets the way Hunter S. Thompson and Christopher Hitchens once did.—
Kyle Smith,
National Review,
23 Apr. 2020
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In reality, Watson wasn’t a bar fighter or famous for horsewhipping cowboys.—
Eliza McGraw,
Smithsonian,
12 Mar. 2018
Noun
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The proof-of-concept research shows that a simple WiFi transmitter and receiver can measure heart rate with clinical-level accuracy without requiring any smartwatch, chest strap, or hospital monitor.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
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Carry it as a clutch or wear it over the shoulder with the attached chain strap.—
Melody Kazel,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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These two hurricanes come after Hurricane Erin lashed North Carolina's Outer Banks with rough waves and coastal flooding last month.—
Kenton Gewecke,
ABC News,
4 Sep. 2025
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Some liberal commentators, however, have lashed out in response to the shooting, saying calls for prayer are tone deaf responses given the victims were inside a church.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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And, in an offering from a more rugged hero, Harrison Ford’s bullwhip, belt, and whip holster (the only complete set to ever be offered at auction) from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is estimated to hammer down for between $250,000 and $500,000.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
22 Aug. 2025
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The item expected to go for the third-highest sum is Indiana Jones’ eight-foot bullwhip, belt, and whip holster used by Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.—
Simon Thompson,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
Verb
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His best friend’s little sister sets out to whip him back into shape.—
Tessa Bailey,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Boaters were the last to be warned to watch the sky as a line of wind-whipping storms pushed out to sea.—
Joe Dwinell,
Boston Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Knout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knout. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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