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whop

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verb

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of whop
Noun
Even the helicopters that seem to inevitably whop-whop-whop overhead the moment the conductor picks up a baton. Adam Nagourney, New York Times, 28 May 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whop
Noun
  • Already, the company said, the price of bananas at Walmart rose to 54 cents a pound, up from 50 cents, thanks to higher tariffs.
    Susan Tompor, USA Today, 20 May 2025
  • His five-bass tournament limit weighed 17.79 pounds.
    Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 20 May 2025
Verb
  • Appropriately, those flags whipped atop the Hall of Fame building on a particularly windy Friday, hours before a 40-year ceremony for the 1985 team and a day prior to a 10-year reunion for the 2015 team.
    Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 17 May 2025
  • Made with 92 percent natural ingredients, the gentle, sulfate-free shampoo is whipped with tea tree and peppermint oils, which help create a healthy pH balance on the scalp and smell like a spa.
    Jenny Berg, Allure, 17 May 2025
Verb
  • Fundraising craters, and both tech and blockchain are left licking their wounds.
    Tomer Warschauer Nuni, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
  • To stop their younger golden retriever Cooper from licking his ears, Tucker had a medical cone.
    Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Stolarz remembered the run Greig took at him in Game 1 and gave him multiple whacks with his stick before hammering Greig with his shoulder.
    Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Then, Lamm said, Debbie Martin would administer three to five whacks using a thick leather paddle.
    Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Cause of death: There are several causes of death because Ulric receives the nine lives of a cat: shot in the head, drowned, hanged, car crash, electrocuted, crossbow, stabbed, suffocated after burying himself alive. Sad or satisfying?
    Carrie Wittmer, Vulture, 19 May 2025
  • He was buried at Penrose Cemetery in Byron, Wyoming, beside relatives, including his grandmother Cheryl.
    Dory Jackson, People.com, 19 May 2025
Verb
  • Each level is also absolutely crawling with secret collectibles hidden in various nooks and crannies, which often tease you with a glimpse through a hole in some impassable wall or rock formation.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 9 May 2025
  • The boy hides aloft in the Sycamore Gap tree's branches.
    Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • My heart thumps, in sync with the pitter-patter of feet on the ground.
    David Oliver, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Outlook Single Double Triple Homer Texas moved quickly to bring in Pederson after trading Nathaniel Lowe, sacrificing a lot of fielding value but maintaining similar left-handed thump for the lineup.
    Tim Britton, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • When Russia began bombing Kyiv in 2022, the walls were blown away, exposing the old newspapers.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
  • On May 2, Israel bombed an area near the presidential palace in Damascus.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 17 May 2025

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“Whop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whop. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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