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Recent Examples of whipping boy
Gordie is invisible to his mother and a whipping boy to his father.
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Sezin Devi Koehler September 1,
EW.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Yet Hojlund only has to look at Scott McTominay and how Conte revitalised his career in Naples after years of being a United whipping boy by some sections of the fan base.
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Emmet Gates,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
When Trump loses, Fox will be a whipping boy.
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Alex Shephard,
The New Republic,
6 Nov. 2020
Once more, Turkey seems to have become a whipping boy for all manner of interests, some of which have little to do with the realities of Turkey itself.
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Hugh Pope,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Oct. 2010
See All Example Sentences for whipping boy
Sezin Devi Koehler September 1,
EW.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Yet Hojlund only has to look at Scott McTominay and how Conte revitalised his career in Naples after years of being a United whipping boy by some sections of the fan base.
—
Emmet Gates,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
When Trump loses, Fox will be a whipping boy.
—
Alex Shephard,
The New Republic,
6 Nov. 2020
Once more, Turkey seems to have become a whipping boy for all manner of interests, some of which have little to do with the realities of Turkey itself.
—
Hugh Pope,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Oct. 2010
See All Example Sentences for whipping boy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whipping boy
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Medics rushed the victim to a local hospital for treatment.
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Witnesses told police that the victim had called and reported that O’Neal had assaulted her, the witnesses told police.
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In seeking a lighter sentence, Josh’s attorney, Andrew Searle, had portrayed him as a fall guy for his family.
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But if there is going to be a fall guy for what transpired in the conference finals, Atkinson is a candidate.
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Two active domestic goat and cattle cases in Edwards County.
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Beyond Alouette, the team also showed some animation tests from their other main location, the Screaming Woods, populated by Biker Trolls riding moto goats and terrifying insect-like mechs.
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And with the Fourth of July around the corner, there has never been a better excuse to add one to your rotation.
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Then turn in the most benign of public records requests — access to a calendar, for example — and prepare for weeks of delays and excuses.
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Fox News’s Peter Doocy asked Trump whether sending Vance to Geneva, Switzerland, to sign the memorandum of understanding on Friday gives him a scapegoat in case the negotiations fall apart.
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One of Rinderknecht’s lawyers, Steve Haney, has said Rinderknecht has become a scapegoat for the Los Angeles Fire Department’s failure to fully extinguish the Lachman Fire (which reignited into the Palisades Fire).
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“Whipping boy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whipping%20boy. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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