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whiffed

verb

past tense of whiff

as in sniffed

to become aware of by means of the sense organs in the nose whiffed the pot of chili on the stove and announced that he was staying for dinner

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Recent Examples of whiffed Alcantara, who walked one and whiffed three, is winless in his last eight starts. — Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026 Greenlaw, for example, whiffed on a tackle attempt of Puka Nacua on a 41-yard pass play in the second quarter — the longest play of the game for either team — that set up Los Angeles’ only score. — Matt Barrows, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Jacas also let Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson escape the pocket on one edge rush and whiffed on a run stop in the backfield with no lineman in front of him. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 15 Aug. 2026 On one play, rookie running back Emmett Johnson whiffed on pass protection, which led to a side conversation with Reid. — Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026 Meanwhile, teams that whiffed on KD were forced to resort to alternative options. — Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Mets starter Freddy Peralta allowed three runs, all unearned, and whiffed five in 5 2/3 innings. — ABC News, 25 June 2026 Jordan’s star player Mousa Al-Tamari whiffed on a crossing attempt, but the ball went right to midfielder Nizar Al-Rashdan, who hit the shot with the outside of his right foot. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2026 Posey, meanwhile, whiffed on the franchise-changing Devers trade. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026

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In the late 1950s, Johnny and Vivian Cash, his first wife, along with their three daughters, moved from Memphis, Tennessee to California as the fabled singer sniffed out a potential career in Hollywood, like his contemporary Elvis Presley.

— David G. Allan, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
When The Associated Press visited Sunday, Tigrino cautiously emerged from his shelter, sniffed the air and paced around for a few minutes before slipping back into the foliage.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026

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In effect, thousands of tons of materials that were never intended to be inhaled were crushed, burned, aerosolized and deposited across a densely populated urban area.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
Messick emerged from the dugout tunnel Monday afternoon in a hoodie with cutoff sleeves, inhaled and reveled in the crisp air that tends to accompany a playoff race.

— Zack Meisel, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

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