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Recent Examples of pipped
Last year, Alexander Isak’s eventual defection following a summer-long saga proved disastrous, hampering Newcastle’s own business, which had already been affected by Paul Mitchell’s departure as sporting director in May and by being pipped to their top targets.
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James McNicholas,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
Rose’s friend McIlroy was the one who pipped him to the green jacket last year.
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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.
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Callum Sutherland,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
2 June 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pipped
chirped
Verb
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The birds chirped a little bit louder.
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About 40 minutes away, real birds melodiously chirped and trilled outside its sister hotel, Es Figueral Nou, an 18th-century finca and former fig plantation set among vast agricultural fields.
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“Pipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pipped. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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