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 The media have the whip hand over Democrats, and the results are a horror. Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 27 Sep. 2021 Hence, despite Twitter's poison pill and a staggered board, Musk always had the whip hand. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 25 Apr. 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 In a chilling report released a few weeks ago about Hollywood’s subordinate relationship to Beijing, PEN America described the forces that have given China the whip hand. Rich Lowry, National Review, 9 Sep. 2020 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
  • Coker and Moore have the advantage in roles department, while Chisena has the advantage with special teams.
    Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2025
  • The researchers found that the flamingos use the motion of water to their advantage, combining techniques to funnel water—and the invertebrates within it—to their mouths.
    Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • Special teams ace/edge rusher DeAngelo Malone also would be a difficult cut.
    Josh Kendall, New York Times, 22 May 2025
  • In the second round of the playoffs, against the defending champion, the Boston Celtics, the script was flipped: the Knicks got down by huge margins in the first two games but came storming back for the victory in both, creating a 2–0 edge.
    Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • Catch Up On The Story Stars, Mikko Rantanen gain upper hand on Jets with Game 3 victory: Takeaways The Stars scored three third-period goals to break a tie and earn a 5-2 win in Game 3 and a 2-1 series lead.
    Murat Ates, New York Times, 12 May 2025
  • The sellers have the slight upper hand as the major indices test import long term areas of support.
    Adam Sarhan, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025

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“Whip hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whip%20hand. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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