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variants also whap

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
  • Featuring an anti-slip bottom, each of these compact hangers can hold up to 10 pounds.
    Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
  • An electric motor that produces 53 hp and 110 pound-feet is built into the case for the GTS’s smooth, fast dual-clutch eight-speed transmission.
    Mark Phelan, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • His best friend’s little sister sets out to whip him back into shape.
    Tessa Bailey, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Boaters were the last to be warned to watch the sky as a line of wind-whipping storms pushed out to sea.
    Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Common symptoms include excessive scratching, licking, ear infections, and digestive issues.
    Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The pair is seen crawling through a wildflower field, dancing, and jumping, but also hollering at each other, brandishing knives, and at some point, Lawrence licks a window with zeal.
    Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Budgets are out of whack, and there’s a suspicion that maybe some employees are burying personal expenses under business expenses.
    Igor Fedulov, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Identities are swapped, bodies are dropped and everything seems out of whack.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Nearly 20 minutes after his final pitch, Scott sat with his head buried in his locker.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • As in the crowded Arsenale itself, anything more radical to be found in the pavilion is buried under dioramas and walls of texts.
    Kate Wagner, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Phillips died in a police shootout on Monday, after officers were alerted to a possible break-in at a farm goods store in Poipoi in the western Waikato district, near to where he was believed to have been hiding out with his kids, CNN, Radio New Zealand (RNZ) and ABC News Australia reported.
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Pep Guardiola is a tactile man who does not hide his expressive nature when speaking to his players.
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • And the thump, thump, thumping of her brother’s hands pounding a heavy bag.
    Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Collins brings some thump to the four spot at no cost after next season.
    David Aldridge, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Tidy, good on the ball, defensively tight and can bomb up the left flank, just don’t expect many assists (three in 137 appearances for Lille).
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
  • No one has bombed North Korea, after all.
    Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Whop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whop. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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