Thesaurus results for PIPPED

pipped

verb

past tense of pip

as in chirped

to make a short sharp sound like a small bird baby birds pipping loudly in their nest

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Recent Examples of pipped Five hours later, Voisard delivered another strong ride to finish in the 12-strong peloton of GC favorites — but, frustratingly, after Carapaz’s stage win, the Ecuadorian pipped him to reclaim 10th. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 23 July 2026 Rose’s friend McIlroy was the one who pipped him to the green jacket last year. — Don Riddell, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026 Machado pipped Trump to the award, who had relentlessly campaigned to win the prize himself, alongside a number of political allies including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. — Callum Sutherland, Time, 15 Oct. 2025

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chirped

Verb

Rutschman said some of his former Orioles teammates chirped at him throughout the game and gave him a hard time about getting around the ballpark as a visiting player.

— Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Social media has chirped with photos and comments from birders, some of whom see this as a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

— Mindy Schauer, Oc Register, 3 Sep. 2026