as in beatings
failure to win a contest
suffered a whipping that took them out of competition
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Recent Examples of whippings
Michael’s tendency to speak up earned him frequent whippings with his father’s belt.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
In September, a photo showing an enslaved man's scarred back from whippings was removed from a national monument in Georgia.
—Aida Mogos, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
The earliest depictions of slavery were already crawling with the terrible proceedings the Gothic tends to depict, from bloody whippings to family curses to the wrathful wraiths of the slain enslaved.
—Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
In September, a photo showing an enslaved man's scarred back from whippings was removed from a national monument in Georgia.
—Aida Mogos, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
The earliest depictions of slavery were already crawling with the terrible proceedings the Gothic tends to depict, from bloody whippings to family curses to the wrathful wraiths of the slain enslaved.
—Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whippings
Noun
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The answer doomed him to further beatings—but that was not the point.—
Tracy Grant,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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Those who ignore or refuse the Mexican Mafia’s rules or orders are often targeted for beatings or even death.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The team had shown signs of regression, not least in heavy defeats to Arsenal, Crystal Palace and Chelsea.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The back-to-back losses this weekend at Coors Field are the Dodgers’ first consecutive defeats of the season.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Saturday’s defeat at home to Tottenham Hotspur was markedly less depressing than the losses in the previous two games.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Recent survey results on job losses have ticked above that percentage in the past year.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There have been setbacks along the way.—
Jonathan Bullington,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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But noise, as well as glare, are typically buffered with vegetative landscaping and setbacks, or the distance between the property line and the nearest structure.—
Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Whippings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whippings. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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