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as in lashed
to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible
whipped the animal when it did not move fast enough to please him
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as in threw
to defeat by a large margin
we whipped them 13-0 in the last game
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as in swung
to change the course or direction of (something)
any more complaints and I'm whipping this car around and heading back home
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as in flapped
to move or cause to move with a striking motion
her hair whipped in the wind
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as in licked
to strike repeatedly
huge raindrops whipped the windows
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Recent Examples of whipped
Maria Wittorp, the hotel’s head concierge, said, with the haste of an auctioneer, standing in the lobby, as blazer-wearing staffers whipped by.
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Jane Bua, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
Real estate agents whipped out their phones to put a hard sell on anything east of I-95.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026
The guy next to me whipped out his phone and zoomed in on the back of the king’s head.
—Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 30 Apr. 2026
Emery had been incessant in wanting shorter, faster balls from his deeper players, with Villa’s best opportunity of the afternoon stemming from brave passing in combination in the first half, coaxing Fulham onto them before John McGinn whipped a ball into the space behind.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Many in the room whipped out their cameras to start filming, and made the rounds to glean and share details.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 26 Apr. 2026
Kennard faked a shot and whipped a pass back to James.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
In a video obtained by WBZ, Nguyen can be seen sitting on the side of the mountain as the wind whipped around him.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Those three words — which end up being alien, glamorous, and whipped — will shape their dishes.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026
Jane Bua, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
Real estate agents whipped out their phones to put a hard sell on anything east of I-95.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026
The guy next to me whipped out his phone and zoomed in on the back of the king’s head.
—Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 30 Apr. 2026
Emery had been incessant in wanting shorter, faster balls from his deeper players, with Villa’s best opportunity of the afternoon stemming from brave passing in combination in the first half, coaxing Fulham onto them before John McGinn whipped a ball into the space behind.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Many in the room whipped out their cameras to start filming, and made the rounds to glean and share details.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 26 Apr. 2026
Kennard faked a shot and whipped a pass back to James.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
In a video obtained by WBZ, Nguyen can be seen sitting on the side of the mountain as the wind whipped around him.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Those three words — which end up being alien, glamorous, and whipped — will shape their dishes.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whipped
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In previous years, the 31-year-old originally from Chicago might have lashed back when accosted on the ice.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
9 May 2026
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Lively has maintained this approach was in line with the press tactic laid out for her by Sony, but the internet quickly lashed out at her given the film’s serious subject matter.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
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For a while, Djena kept a bin with her clothes in Saran’s closet, until Saran threw it into the hallway, angry at Djena for forgetting to close her bedroom door.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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One way might be to hone a single, perfect statement—something narrow and vicious, a shiv to the ribs of the world that cheered your demise as your rival threw a Cheshire Cat grin at you from the Super Bowl halftime show.—
Jayson Greene,
Pitchfork,
18 May 2026
Verb
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In a matter of hours, the South Korean Kospi swung from a fresh record high, above the 8,000 milestone, to a 6% loss.—
Katie Foley,
CNBC,
15 May 2026
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Rowles was one of several RedHawks who swung a big bat Wednesday afternoon during a 17-0 nonconference win in four innings over visiting Providence in Chicago.—
Tony Baranek,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Kerolin’s head was down and eventually so was Shaw’s, her run stopped, arms flapped against her side.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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The jacket hugged every contour of your torso and never flapped in the wind.—
The Editors,
Outside,
18 Mar. 2026
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Gilgeous-Alexander licked his chops at what Game 1 presented.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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When a boy had licked her neck at a party during the first week of college, a stranger!—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Those numbers were slashed on May 1 due to work restrictions, leaving more than 100,000 people without reliable food access.—
Allison Kiehl,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
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Maryland officials slashed $126 million this spring from programs serving people with developmental disabilities, with much of the impact falling on families like Gonce’s.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Most of the miniseries outside of a few have bombed.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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The battleship, now a military cemetery reachable only by boat, has stood as one of the nation’s most hallowed sites since Japan bombed and sank it in 1941.—
Jim Mustian,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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That mugshot—with her straight dark hair, motorcycle jacket, and flat, defiant stare—would come to represent a nation, and generation, in crisis; a startling declaration that America’s own sons and daughters had turned violently against their country.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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Rather than focusing on the White House setting itself, White said his attention quickly turned toward how bugs could affect lighting, camera shots and the overall broadcast presentation during a live pay-per-view event.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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“Whipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whipped. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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