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Recent Examples of whiffed
Carter Verhaeghe then corralled the puck and whiffed wide on a shot of his own.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
The team has been hunting an edge-rusher to replace Parsons ahead of the trade deadline, but so far has whiffed on big-swing proposals for Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson and Maxx Crosby of the Las Vegas Raiders.
—Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
He’s whiffed in pass protection a couple of times.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2025
The Pats have whiffed just five times the last two weeks combined, and know that slowing the 221-pound Judkins will be critical against one of the NFL’s least explosive offenses trying to methodically kill clock through small gains.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers whiffed 12 times Friday night, compared to the Jays’ four—all by Blake Snell, who had his worst start of the playoffs.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Donte Jackson whiffed on an early tackle.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
After Torkelson was tied up and whiffed for the final strike, the Comerica Park crowd booed.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Walmart whiffed its Scope 1 and 3 objectives in 2024.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 8 Oct. 2025
Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
The team has been hunting an edge-rusher to replace Parsons ahead of the trade deadline, but so far has whiffed on big-swing proposals for Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson and Maxx Crosby of the Las Vegas Raiders.
—Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
He’s whiffed in pass protection a couple of times.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2025
The Pats have whiffed just five times the last two weeks combined, and know that slowing the 221-pound Judkins will be critical against one of the NFL’s least explosive offenses trying to methodically kill clock through small gains.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers whiffed 12 times Friday night, compared to the Jays’ four—all by Blake Snell, who had his worst start of the playoffs.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Donte Jackson whiffed on an early tackle.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
After Torkelson was tied up and whiffed for the final strike, the Comerica Park crowd booed.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Walmart whiffed its Scope 1 and 3 objectives in 2024.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whiffed
Verb
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Lawrence checked into a play pre-snap, which Broncos middle linebacker Alex Singleton and nickel Ja’Quan McMillian sniffed out.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
23 Dec. 2025
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The dog followed me outside and sniffed the tires of my truck.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Talbot wrote in the affidavit that Sweet smelled strongly of alcohol and had slurred speech, bloodshot glassy eyes and impaired memory.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Jan. 2026
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Some of the packages contained traces of a substance that smelled like marijuana.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
2 Jan. 2026
Verb
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It is inhaled in powder form, and typically administered using an inhaler device twice a day for five days.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
26 Dec. 2025
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Outside was given an exclusive first viewing of the special, in which host Cecilia Vega hikes to Base Camp, 17,600 feet, where the air is so thin that every breath feels like it’s inhaled through a straw.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
20 Dec. 2025
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“Whiffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whiffed. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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