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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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Moehrig would later produce a huge third down stop for a loss of five yards as the Packers sniffed the end zone in the fourth quarter.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Nov. 2025
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The game may not have even sniffed extra innings without the game from Shohei Ohtani.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The home smelled so bad that my clients and I still joke about it.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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The cafeteria smelled the same.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Jet fuels and other petroleum products are refined from crude oil, and contain chemicals that are toxic to humans when inhaled.—
Connor Giffin,
Louisville Courier Journal,
5 Nov. 2025
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Sprays are easy to apply to skin or clothing but must be used with caution as they can also be inhaled.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Whiffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whiffed. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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