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Recent Examples of blip
Again and again, followed by hard braking—courtesy of Wilwood—and a downshift or two after a bit of throttle blipping to rev match.
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Michael Van Runkle, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Ever since Timothée Chalamet blipped onto the greater public’s radar with Call Me by Your Name in 2017, the young actor has proven to be versatile, charismatic, remarkably unselfconscious, and able to both amplify and weaponize his attractiveness (see: Lady Bird or, better yet, Bones and All).
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Dec. 2023
In Avengers: Infinity War, he got blipped (snapped? dusted?) with half of the world’s population after Thanos gained all six Infinity Stones.
—Time, 22 June 2023
Shake that features a shimmery, blipping pop backdrop.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2023
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Michael Van Runkle, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Ever since Timothée Chalamet blipped onto the greater public’s radar with Call Me by Your Name in 2017, the young actor has proven to be versatile, charismatic, remarkably unselfconscious, and able to both amplify and weaponize his attractiveness (see: Lady Bird or, better yet, Bones and All).
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Dec. 2023
In Avengers: Infinity War, he got blipped (snapped? dusted?) with half of the world’s population after Thanos gained all six Infinity Stones.
—Time, 22 June 2023
Shake that features a shimmery, blipping pop backdrop.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blip
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The danger was obvious at Villa Park, but Justin did a better job of heading the danger away against Wolverhampton Wanderers at King Power Stadium just before Christmas… … until Wolves gathered up the second ball and Nelson Semedo clipped another high ball back into the box.—
Rob Tanner,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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Also new for the season are leather goods, which range from sunglass carriers to pencil cases, all with the same D-shaped ring that allows them to be clipped onto a lanyard — for the sake of practicality as much as safety on the go.—
Lily Templeton,
WWD,
12 Mar. 2025
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In fact, a measles infection has the ability to wipe out immune responses built up against other infections—a phenomenon called immune amnesia, driven by the destruction of memory T- and B-cells.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
20 Mar. 2025
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President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order eliminating diversity programming at the State Department, wiping out the Biden administration’s initiative to remove barriers to employment for underrepresented groups.—
Laura Kelly,
The Hill,
18 Mar. 2025
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The service comes at a price, according to a release: The relived memories are permanently erased after viewing.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Mar. 2025
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This year was a step in the right direction for the program, but that’s all erased if Kevin Willard leaves.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Mar. 2025
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The compact white bots with little orange flags and vaguely tortoise-like bodies will bleep-bloop food from participating businesses to locations within a small urban radius.—
Ali Francis,
Bon Appétit,
14 Oct. 2022
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International broadcasters get their own raw feed of the ceremony and must decide on their own whether to bleep — which is why unbleeped video from other countries soon appeared on social media, showcasing what really happened.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2022
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City Council members and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams are calling the NYPD’s gang database a civil rights abomination that must be obliterated.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2025
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For now, the important point is this: Much like a certain British prime minister long ago, an American vice president went to Munich to carry on about his idealism while breaking bread with those who would obliterate democratic ideals.—
Bret Stephens,
The Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2025
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In other instances, including the president's attempt to invoke the wartime Alien Enemies Act to remove certain migrants, judges have issued temporary restraining orders that prevent enforcement of a policy, typically for 14 days, to allow for further proceedings.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2025
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McCall underwent a six-hour operation back in November to remove the 14mm benign cyst from her brain.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
22 Mar. 2025
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At least eight people in Kansas and four people in Texas were killed in car crashes Friday when dust storms blotted out the sky and sent visibilities to near zero.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN,
18 Mar. 2025
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However, few appreciate how dark the night sky gets when the light of a full moon is blotted out for a few hours.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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This should be child’s play for sophisticated on-device AI to eradicate once and for all.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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All of these externals can lead to the breakage of individual strands, weathering (and even eradicating) protective cuticles and any potential for lustrousness and leading instead to a frazzled and frizzy mane.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Blip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blip. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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