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Recent Examples of whistle
Adam Harrington, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
On a similar play to her goal, Traoré was taken down at the top of the 18-yard box on a breakaway in the 13th minute, but no whistle came her way.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Desperate, Lester then grabbed his bird whistle and dashed to the Arconia courtyard fountain.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Carrying a whistle, bell, or horn is a good idea, and just jumping around and banging on garbage cans can scare coyotes away too, the county said.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
On a similar play to her goal, Traoré was taken down at the top of the 18-yard box on a breakaway in the 13th minute, but no whistle came her way.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Verb
Seattle scored 28 points before the halftime whistle.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Desperate, Lester then grabbed his bird whistle and dashed to the Arconia courtyard fountain.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whistle
Noun
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Set the scene The electric whoosh of automatic doors at the entrance, activated by room keys, act like a Shinto torii gate, marking the transition between two starkly different worlds—inside and outside the hotel.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Apr. 2026
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Take your household trash out back, set it on fire, and whoosh, all that junk was smoke, and no longer your problem.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Many of the cats were underweight with bones showing, and some suffering from respiratory infections were wheezing and had discharge around their eyes and noses.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Noah, however, couldn't run the length of a football field without wheezing.—
Gail Sheehy,
Vanity Fair,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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There’s also a Beats logo on the left earbud, while the right includes a Nike swoosh.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
18 Mar. 2026
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The more subtle navy blue jersey has a repeating star pattern with red piping that wraps from the shoulders to the side, a metallic silver USA crest and a matching Nike swoosh.—
Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The site, which bubbled and hissed for decades, is still called the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
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Then there's hissing through the air vents.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Waldron has gained modest but helpful zip.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Today, the City of David is a national park, complete with a zip-line.—
Seth Doane,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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And our group chats bubbled up over pillowy ‘ballet slipper lip’ products, a concealer with skin care benefits and 12 hour wear, and an innovative ‘botox in a bottle’ wrinkle serum.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
1 Apr. 2026
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There are also industry epicenters that seem to bubble up, sometimes in surprising locales.—
Bill Gurley,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Other directors had tried for film adaptations that fizzled as well.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
2 Apr. 2026
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Fans have seen offseason hype fizzle.—
Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Stephen Curry swished a 3-pointer on his second shot from deep and raised his arms in delight when the ball went through.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Stephen Curry swished a 3-pointer on his second shot from deep and raised his arms in delight when the ball went through.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Whistle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whistle. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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