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Recent Examples of whup Realize can’t nobody whup you. Bob McManaman, The Arizona Republic, 30 Aug. 2020 As a metro-area duo, though, Johnson and Fisher would whup any bad-owner tag team from any other city. Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Nov. 2021 Real material and social progress is rarely made up out of glorious and dramatic crusades, though we are called to crusade from time to time: Hitler ain’t gonna whup his self. Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 14 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whup
Verb
  • Caballero looked on the verge of tears as the Ivorian whipped the ball into the corner, a heroic performance from a back-up goalkeeper who’d played in every previous round to repay manager Manuel Pellegrini’s faith.
    Thom Harris, New York Times, 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
Verb
  • During a stretch in which the Twins are outscoring opponents 68-29, the team is receiving contributions from just about everyone on the roster while concurrently overcoming the mounting injuries.
    Dan Hayes, New York Times, 18 May 2025
  • Yet amid the devastation, a few glimmers of hope remain—Palestine’s U-20 national women’s team recently won the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) Championship, overcoming Jordan 4-2 in a penalty shootout in the final following a 1-1 draw.
    Samindra Kunti, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
Verb
  • Thirty minutes later, Combs was pounding on the apartment door with a hammer, Morgan said.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 20 May 2025
  • The creek is pounding the foundation of his cottage and seeping inside.
    Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 19 May 2025
Verb
  • Indiana beat the Knicks in seven games last postseason, so New York will be looking for some revenge.
    Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
  • Then Steel — literally the only one of Dallas’ 11 forwards who isn’t a scorer — stepped into a Harley rebound and beat Hellebuyck high on the glove side.
    Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 18 May 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
Verb
  • At 19, Johnson married his wife Daphne and initially, was able to hide his drug use from her, the Johnson's clemency petition said.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 22 May 2025
  • This navy/stone style is one person’s solution to hiding their two dogs’ dark-colored fur.
    Ali Faccenda, People.com, 21 May 2025
Verb
  • That while most new streaming comedies are single cam, they often get trounced in the ratings by decades-old reruns of Friends and The Big Bang Theory?
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 9 May 2025
  • Teaming-up with fellow Scandinavian Viktor Hovland, the duo trounced Scottie Scheffler and Brooks Koepka—leaving the former in tears.
    Mike Dojc, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025

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“Whup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whup. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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