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Recent Examples of whiffed
In the third, with a runner at third base, Nimmo whiffed on another 96-mph fastball in the top right corner of the strike zone.
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Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 24 Mar. 2026
Last season, Trout whiffed on 28% of his swings at pitches that were 95 mph or harder.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026
Mexico took 31 swings against him and whiffed 15 times.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Erik Karlsson, from near the Bruins bench at the blue line, threw a floating shot on net that Swayman simply whiffed on with his blocker and the Pens were leading, 1-0, 48 seconds in.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
Johnson has whiffed on seven of his last eight treys.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2026
Coastal Carolina looked helpless again against Ruger Riojas, who whiffed two Chanticleers in the second.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 28 Feb. 2026
The message was recognizably Trumpian, and the fact that it was repeated verbatim dozens of times itself whiffed of thought control.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2026
Minor league catcher Miguel Palma also whiffed on a challenge.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2026
Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 24 Mar. 2026
Last season, Trout whiffed on 28% of his swings at pitches that were 95 mph or harder.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026
Mexico took 31 swings against him and whiffed 15 times.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Erik Karlsson, from near the Bruins bench at the blue line, threw a floating shot on net that Swayman simply whiffed on with his blocker and the Pens were leading, 1-0, 48 seconds in.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
Johnson has whiffed on seven of his last eight treys.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2026
Coastal Carolina looked helpless again against Ruger Riojas, who whiffed two Chanticleers in the second.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 28 Feb. 2026
The message was recognizably Trumpian, and the fact that it was repeated verbatim dozens of times itself whiffed of thought control.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2026
Minor league catcher Miguel Palma also whiffed on a challenge.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whiffed
Verb
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The speedy outfielder hadn’t sniffed the big leagues in five years.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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At the time, fellow Arab leaders sniffed, but today, with the enormous cost of regional chaos weighing directly on the Gulf, the king’s words are prescient.—
Hadley Gamble,
semafor.com,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Inspectors found rodent feces on shelves and bottled drinks in the back area, and noted that the area smelled heavily of rodent urine, in addition to lacking hot water and floor drains.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Mar. 2026
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The floors smelled of bleach, but a ripe smell of men’s bodies filled the air.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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When spores are inhaled, symptoms include fever, nausea and chest pain.—
Hannah Kinzer,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2026
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The researchers also conducted mouse experiments, where mice inhaled the pesticide as humans would for 11 weeks.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Whiffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whiffed. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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