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as in lashed
to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible
whipped the animal when it did not move fast enough to please him
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as in threw
to defeat by a large margin
we whipped them 13-0 in the last game
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as in swung
to change the course or direction of (something)
any more complaints and I'm whipping this car around and heading back home
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as in flapped
to move or cause to move with a striking motion
her hair whipped in the wind
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as in licked
to strike repeatedly
huge raindrops whipped the windows
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Recent Examples of whipped
Emery had been incessant in wanting shorter, faster balls from his deeper players, with Villa’s best opportunity of the afternoon stemming from brave passing in combination in the first half, coaxing Fulham onto them before John McGinn whipped a ball into the space behind.
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Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Many in the room whipped out their cameras to start filming, and made the rounds to glean and share details.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 26 Apr. 2026
Kennard faked a shot and whipped a pass back to James.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
In a video obtained by WBZ, Nguyen can be seen sitting on the side of the mountain as the wind whipped around him.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Those three words — which end up being alien, glamorous, and whipped — will shape their dishes.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026
But Reigns whipped Punk into the barricade and continued his assault in the crowd.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
The topping is fresh strawberries, lemon crumbs made from lemon gelatin, and whipped topping.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
Then spread the container of frozen whipped topping over that.
—Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2026
Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Many in the room whipped out their cameras to start filming, and made the rounds to glean and share details.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 26 Apr. 2026
Kennard faked a shot and whipped a pass back to James.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
In a video obtained by WBZ, Nguyen can be seen sitting on the side of the mountain as the wind whipped around him.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Those three words — which end up being alien, glamorous, and whipped — will shape their dishes.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026
But Reigns whipped Punk into the barricade and continued his assault in the crowd.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
The topping is fresh strawberries, lemon crumbs made from lemon gelatin, and whipped topping.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
Then spread the container of frozen whipped topping over that.
—Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whipped
Verb
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries lashed back at Leavitt.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2026
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Leo has not lashed out, or gotten defensive, or allowed himself to be pulled down into the gutter.—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Bauer threw 84 pitches, striking out seven hitters and walking just one to lose out on the perfect game.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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The salad course had just been served when the attack threw into chaos one of Washington’s premier social events.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The game swung on these knife-edge moments, but the actual performance levels were similar from both teams.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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But as the ball swung around the perimeter, opportunities arose for the likes of Dosunmu and McDaniels to crack the paint off the bounce.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The jacket hugged every contour of your torso and never flapped in the wind.—
The Editors,
Outside,
18 Mar. 2026
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As is customary for the deaths of first responders, a gigantic American flag flapped from a crane outside the morgue.—
Sam Charles,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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When a boy had licked her neck at a party during the first week of college, a stranger!—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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There was one girl who licked doorknobs.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Flights to and from smaller California hubs such as Sacramento and Burbank have been canceled, while Air Canada and German airline Lufthansa slashed routes from their summer schedules earlier this month.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Governments slashed services and raised taxes to cover their massive new pension contributions.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Imagine being a parent of one of the one hundred and seventy-five girls who died when their school was bombed.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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That put out of business one of the country’s largest Klan organizations, the same group that bombed Birmingham’s 16th Street Baptist Church in 1963, killing four Black girls.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Knueppel, who was a one-and-done at Duke just like Flagg but turned 20 before his NBA career started, became the first rookie to lead the league in 3-pointers with 273.—
Schuyler Dixon,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Butajevas, who turned 19 on March 27, arrives to coach Todd Golden’s team with a prototypical European skill set at nearly 6-foot-10.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Whipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whipped. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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