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Recent Examples of whup 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 Realize can’t nobody whup you. Bob McManaman, The Arizona Republic, 30 Aug. 2020 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
  • An overlapping full-back who can whip over a hell of a cross.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Pretty sure the border is whipped topping as well.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Elizabeth and Dominic's 95 guests burst into laughter as the dog jumped into the fountain and began walking around, licking up water.
    Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The carcass was gone, the grass and weeds were licked clean of blood, and the knife was buried under debris.
    Marguerite Reiss, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Rough Riders overcame a furious Arlington Heights rally in the third quarter and used a late goal-line stand to shock the Yellow Jackets in a 50-47 thriller.
    Updated October 10, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Johnson’s familiarity is key to bringing audiences close to Kerr and helps the film overcome its potentially alienating storyline.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • John Candy famously took a racquetball to the skull in a key comedic scene from the 1984 film Splash — and fellow actor Tom Hanks recalls that his late costar's head might've been pounding already after Candy spent the night before drinking with Hollywood icon Jack Nicholson.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The ball would pound the hardwood like a hammer pounds a nail.
    James L. Edwards III, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Plus, the buttery-soft Nulu fabric truly cannot be beat, whether you’re headed to yoga or gearing up for a long-haul flight.
    Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025
  • In May 2025, an independent investigation found that African Parks rangers had raped, beat and tortured indigenous people.
    Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Trump has also ordered Israel to stop bombing Gaza.
    SAM MEDNICK, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025
  • After being heavily bombed in WWII, Birmingham is building a better future out of concrete and steel.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In addition to being faster and scalable, fiber doesn’t hide metals worth extracting and reselling.
    Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Turns out, Kelce was hiding more than just nerves.
    Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Cohen easily trounced his primary challengers last year, with the closest runner-up, Corey Strong, trailing him by more than 50 points.
    Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The Brewers trounced the Cubs in Game 1, while the Dodgers, came back and shocked the Phillies in their first game.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025

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“Whup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whup. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.

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