whip through
phrasal verb
whipped through; whipping through; whips through
informal
: to do (something) very quickly
She whipped through her chores.
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And Amazon has a history of fighting union activity, even without the unrest whipping through federal agencies.
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Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Advertisement One of the attorneys representing several Altadena residents accused the company of not cutting power to transmission lines as winds whipped through the area.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
What to Listen For: The wind whipping through the forest at the summit, so strong and constant that the peak’s red spruces have become deformed and only have branches and nettles on one side.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 4 Mar. 2025
Brisk winds will whip through the capitol city starting Saturday and possibly continuing into Sunday, said meteorologist Katrina Hand at the weather service’s Sacramento office.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 22 Jan. 2025
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Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Advertisement One of the attorneys representing several Altadena residents accused the company of not cutting power to transmission lines as winds whipped through the area.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
What to Listen For: The wind whipping through the forest at the summit, so strong and constant that the peak’s red spruces have become deformed and only have branches and nettles on one side.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 4 Mar. 2025
Brisk winds will whip through the capitol city starting Saturday and possibly continuing into Sunday, said meteorologist Katrina Hand at the weather service’s Sacramento office.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Whip through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whip%20through. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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