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Recent Examples of pipped
The only Premier League-era title to be decided on goal difference was in 2011-12, when Roberto Mancini’s City team pipped Manchester United on the final day to win City’s first top-flight title in 44 years.
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Art De Roché, New York Times, 4 May 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
Art De Roché, New York Times, 4 May 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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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.—
Norma Meyer,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
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Canes forward Nic Deslauriers then chirped at Kleven, threatening to go at him in the game, only to be pulled away by Senators defenseman Dennis Gilbert.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Pipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pipped. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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