as in blow
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
gave him a sharp fillip on the noggin with her teakettle
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as in to stimulate
to give life, vigor, or spirit to
used a splash of orange-flavored liqueur to fillip the otherwise ordinary cranberry sauce
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Recent Examples of fillip
Scott Hocker, theweek, 10 Sep. 2024
Adding its own little fillip, a crescent moon will also be visible in the midst of the parade.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 28 May 2024
Assayas devotees will take some pleasure in its formal fillips and self-references.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 17 Feb. 2024
As TechCrunch notes, the surprise release of the draft rules last month whacked the market; their disappearance accordingly gave a fillip to Tencent and NetEase shares.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2024
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The cake-baking it so simple, wild out with the garnishing fillip.
—Scott Hocker, theweek, 10 Sep. 2024
Adding its own little fillip, a crescent moon will also be visible in the midst of the parade.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 28 May 2024
Assayas devotees will take some pleasure in its formal fillips and self-references.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 17 Feb. 2024
As TechCrunch notes, the surprise release of the draft rules last month whacked the market; their disappearance accordingly gave a fillip to Tencent and NetEase shares.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2024
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But Manchin raced across town from a previous engagement to deliver the fatal blow, 50-49.Axios, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
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The network has struggled to convince media companies to carry it and suffered a big blow when it was dropped by DirecTV in 2022.Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 10 Dec. 2024
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Find it on Amazon This Wand Uses the Power of Red Light Therapy Red light therapy is a non-invasive procedure that can help to stimulate collagen production, maintain your skin’s natural moisture levels, and minimize the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
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In theory, the policy eases access to funds, stimulates economic activity and boosts demand.Max Zahn, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2024
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Normally, anyone walking into a cellar with an eight-figure check is going to expect to set some of the terms of the deal, so the sheer ego slap delivered by the take-it-or-leave-it nature of the offer cleared a host of private buyers from the table.Josh Condon, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2024
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This is yet another tone-deaf slap in the face from our out-of-touch public utilities.Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 12 Nov. 2024
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The White Sox have a major need for power hitting as Jose Abreu, Eloy Jimenez and Yoan Moncada are gone and Andrew Vaughn appears to have misplaced his thump.Phil Rogers, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Ariel remembered telling Maricela to hurry and then feeling a whoosh and hearing a thump behind him.Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 24 Oct. 2024
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Celebrations last year in Shanghai were marked by huge crowds and revelers using the holiday to take tongue-in-cheek swipes at China’s strict Covid lockdowns and lackluster economy.Chris Lau, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
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At present, credit card providers receive a roughly 2 percent fee on each card purchase, and the swipe fee pays credit card companies for the processing and financing of transactions, fraud prevention on those transactions, along with rewards programs for users of the cards.John Tamny, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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And yet all that extravagant silliness doesn’t take away from the series’ political punch, which also comes as a surprise.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
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Don’t be tempted to force the liquid through the filter, which may result in a cloudy punch; be patient and let gravity do its thing.SAVEUR Editors, Saveur, 11 Dec. 2024
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Brown was called up after Bouchard missed the end of Thursday’s game in Minnesota following a hit by Wild forward Ryan Hartman late in the third period.Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
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The multibillion-dollar winter recreation and tourism industry will also likely take an economic hit, with shorter seasons and less snow to line the trails, according to Trudeau.Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 15 Dec. 2024
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The music of jazz trumpeter Enrico Rava washes over the dining room as solicitous waiters recite the evening’s specials, their delivery unaffected by the thud of bombs falling on a neighborhood nearby.Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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The yearling scrambled back up its tree, then let go and fell, landing with a sickening thud.Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Fillip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fillip. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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