whip hand

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Recent Examples of whip hand Microsoft’s whip hand, more than anything, else, comes down to cold hard cash. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2023 The failure of the ‘red wave’ to materialize means that an old-fashioned socialist will have the whip hand over health care for the next two years. Joel Zinberg, National Review, 30 Nov. 2022 Amazon has been using the cameras to monitor social distancing between workers during the pandemic — just one of the ways in which computers hold the whip hand in this workplace. Sarah O'Connor, Ars Technica, 19 Mar. 2022 The president will be held responsible for whatever happens, so House Democrats have the whip hand in any negotiation. Ryan Cooper, TheWeek, 17 Mar. 2020 In fact, from the start the EU saw itself as holding whip hand in the talks, convinced that a failure, while bad for both sides, would be worse for the Brits. Laurence Norman, WSJ, 14 Dec. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whip hand
Noun
  • Real Madrid chief Florentino Perez was dead against the idea, with his club arguing that breaking the traditional home and away format adulterated the competition, while also expressing concern over participating teams gaining a financial advantage.
    Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Legalized betting has certain security advantages in that unusual betting patterns — such as large bets being placed on a random player’s performance — can be immediately flagged.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In the deciding third round, Jandiroba had the edge early on the feet but allowed Dern to land some harder shots late.
    Brett Appley, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • KAConsulting shows a three-point lead (47–44), Quantus Insights finds a two-point edge (48–46), and Trafalgar Group/Insider Advantage reports just a one-point gap (45–44).
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Both processors were competitive, and neither gained a drastic upper hand, save for some specific tasks.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
  • On the other hand, Cramer said China's upper hand on the U.S. on rare earth minerals, which are important components in fighter jets, electric vehicle motors, and more, is another important layer to the trade tensions.
    Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2025

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“Whip hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whip%20hand. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.

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