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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
  • The comet will also whip by Mars on October 2 at 18 million miles (30 million kilometers) from the red planet.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
  • An Italian meringue involves carefully and slowly drizzling a hot sugar syrup into egg whites while whipping them.
    Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
Verb
  • In the video, the mother dog stays close to her pup, licking him and standing over him protectively.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
  • While her Nickelodeon and Disney peers have seemingly all had at least one major scandal to their names (ranging from incessant twerking and licking unpurchased donuts to near-fatal overdoses), Palmer’s celebrity was, in part, defined by her lack of verifiable scandals.
    Kyle Denis, Billboard, 25 June 2025
Verb
  • There can be ways to overcome the objections of the people who are concerned that new technology will make their jobs obsolete.
    Edward Segal, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
  • Others tolerate challenging growing conditions, like heat and drought, or were bred to overcome common problems such as heavy soil.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 July 2025
Verb
  • The left-hander got pounded a year ago and thumped again in his first taste of big-league action for eight runs in five innings against the Washington Nationals.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 26 June 2025
  • Kamala Harris pounded Joe Biden over his stances on busing from the 1970s—a long-ago dispute that even became fodder for J.D. Vance in 2024.
    Andrew Yang, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Verb
  • Nothing beats a flattering linen dress for the summer.
    Isis Briones, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2025
  • Ray pitched the second complete game of his career as the Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks, 7-2, to split the four-game series, allowing two runs on a pair of solo homers over nine efficient innings.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 July 2025
Verb
  • Trump said military pilots who successfully bombed Iran will be guests for a flyover of military planes during the patriotic ceremony.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 5 July 2025
  • The Twelve-Day War between Israel and Iran in June concluded shortly after the United States intervened by bombing Iranian nuclear sites with 30,000-pound bunker busters dropped by strategic B-2 Spirit stealth bombers.
    Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Verb
  • The palette is a unique blend of pink, tan, and hints of blue-green that add a subtle amount of color while still hiding dirt and debris.
    Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 26 June 2025
  • Weathered and bumpy, the wall hidden among the surplus clothing stores of the Fashion District was hardly the perfect canvas.
    Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • How to Train Your Dragon scored a solid lead in its second week at the box office, taking in $37 million domestically and $90.5 million globally and trouncing its competition.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 22 June 2025
  • For 2025, the 1,064-horsepower ZR1 began trouncing European competition, backed by a thundering Detroit V-8 soundtrack.
    Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 19 June 2025

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“Whup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whup. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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