WHELPED Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

whelped

verb

past tense of whelp

as in calved

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Gun Runner’s stable still has the brass nameplate of its former occupant, legendary 1977 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew, who also sired an impressive line of runners.

— Graham Cornwell, New York Times, 19 June 2026
There are several Nick Cannons — the TV host, the actor, the occasional hip-hop artist, the penitent, and, perhaps the most famous Cannon, the fertile father of 12 who sired five children in 2022 alone.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2026

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As the current Cartoonist Laureate of the state, she has been highly engaged in Vermont culture and history, and says her interest in this couple was kindled by Christopher Kaufman Ilstrup, director of Vermont Humanities, who encouraged her to tell their story.

— Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
The faith of these settlers kindled a fervent Protestant piety, found in the Great Revival of the Ohio Valley frontier.

— Matthew Smith, The Conversation, 8 June 2026

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Naturally, Kelly gets kidded about that as well.

— Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2026
When Curt Cignetti was hired just more than two years ago, it was considered a smart move by the athletic department, but no one kidded themselves that Indiana was some sort of raucous fan sleeper cell just waiting to be activated.

— Will Leitch, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026

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The animal, fizzing with the inexhaustible energy of a creature bred for hauling chockablock toboggans, was confined to a tiny pen, a mere twenty feet square, behind the neighbor’s trailer.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
One of the wolves also showed unusually low genetic diversity, something often associated with small, isolated populations or animals that may have been selectively bred.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026

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