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whoop

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Recent Examples of whoop
Noun
After a round of whoops, cheers and a little dancing, Rosenthal pivoted to thanking Chanel for continuing to support the event before delivering her reliably rousing address. Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2026 And then, whoops, everyone forgot Nora’s co-workers were invited to this bash, too. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 22 May 2026
Verb
His appearance was a surprise even to his colleagues, who stood up and applauded enthusiastically as the audience whooped and hollered. Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026 At several points, when the clamor threatened to dip, a wrestler turned to the crowd and gestured with his hands to make some noise, at which point everyone started whooping and cheering again. Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 6 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for whoop
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whoop
Noun
  • Every open gaming table has empty seats, though an occasional excited shout can be heard across the floor.
    James Powel, USA Today, 15 July 2026
  • Yet, despite the fact that supernovas have been erupting every second over the course of 13 billion years or so to produce the neutrinos that accumulate as the DSNB, this ghostly signal is still faint, a whisper rather than a shout.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 July 2026
Noun
  • And if that is to be the case, most Chicagoans do not give a damn whether the team goes to Arlington Heights or Hammond.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
  • In a world of drivers mostly ruled by their corporate sponsors, Busch was an otherworldly talent who simply did not give a damn.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2026
Verb
  • On Thursday morning, a man broke into the Today studio in Rockefeller Plaza and yelled racial slurs at host Craig Melvin.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 17 July 2026
  • The intruder allegedly confronted co-host Craig Melvin, yelling racial slurs.
    Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
Noun
  • Her Valley girl howl will stop you in your tracks, proclaiming friendship, revolution, and, yeah, lust.
    Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
  • Things that made your red-eyed soul sing and howl are few and far between.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 July 2026
Noun
  • Their hoots and hollers drowned Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s explanation of how a title defense fell short.
    Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 31 May 2026
  • Periodically, Spider-Noir is, indeed, a hoot.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
Verb
  • At Daytona International Speedway more than 70,000 persons whooped, hollered and slugged down beer watching Cale Yarborough win the Firecracker 400 automobile race.
    Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2026
  • Consider the field holler that became one of the taproots of American popular music.
    Iqbal Akhtar, The Conversation, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • Co-chair Emily Ladau, a disability rights activist, communications strategist and author, framed the committee's work around a phrase long used as a rallying cry in disability advocacy circles.
    Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • The players turned the international spotlight and goodwill of their 2023 victory into an international rallying cry that highlighted the poor treatment of female players.
    Madeline Fox, NPR, 17 July 2026
Noun
  • That remains to be seen, but Brady certainly got the first lick in.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 18 July 2026
  • In other words, there’s not a lick of subtlety on this album.
    Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 17 July 2026

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“Whoop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whoop. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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