whipped

past tense of whip
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Recent Examples of whipped In at least four of the heists, the thieves threatened their victim with a gun; one victim was pistol whipped, cops said. Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024 At the final whistle, James ran onto the field and whipped a towel through the air. Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024 Although vaguely surprised that the audience above the shiny people was so vast, my concentration whipped back to a naked John Cena. Longreads, 19 Dec. 2024 In reality, enslaved people were sold and whipped over the Christmas holiday. Robert E. May / Made By History, TIME, 19 Dec. 2024 The Franklin Fire ignited Monday night after days of extremely dangerous fire conditions when Santa Ana winds whipped across the region. Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024 Before turning back, many of them whipped out their phones to snap a photo of the divers. Cedar Attanasio and Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024 Tim Patrick whipped Eric Stokes for a 1-yard touchdown midway through the fourth quarter to give the Lions a 31-28 lead. Rob Reischel, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024 Lawrence was ruled out the remainder of the game for a concussion after his head whipped onto the grass. Scott Thompson, Fox News, 4 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whipped
Verb
  • In another incident that month, a train conductor was slashed in the neck.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • So much so that movement speeds of loads (up or down) were slashed by 85% compared to common-or-garden backpacks.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • An entire Arab nation bombed into ruins.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Its conservative stances resulted in its office being bombed by left-wing labor activists in 1910, killing 21 and wounding over 100 in one of the deadliest acts of terrorism in United States history.
    Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Entire neighborhoods have been flattened, and the death toll is approaching 46,000 people, most of them women and children.
    Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
  • The contract killer named Mad Dog’s been flattened by a car, so what’s a serial killer in training to do?
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • My heartbeat pounded in my ears, drowning out the anticipatory purr of two ambulance engines idling nearby.
    Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Fieri’s tenders are wide and flat, resembling pounded and breaded chicken cutlets.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Their goggles are already thrashed, and a solid pair of gogs like these Smith Squad Mags will be a major come-up for their winter kit.
    Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The highest point spread of the NFL season came to fruition on Sunday as the Baltimore Ravens thrashed the New York Giants, 35-14, with Lamar Jackson throwing five touchdown passes to lead the way for the flock.
    Scott Thompson, Fox News, 15 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • His family later held a private funeral, and he was buried on June 8, 2018, at the Skogskyrkogården cemetery in Stockholm.
    Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Where will Jimmy Carter be buried?
    Madeleine Janz, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Metro Detroit will get pelted with wet weather today, from a wintry mix in Wayne County to as much as 3 inches of snow in places like Oakland County and parts of Macomb, according to the National Weather Service office in White Lake.
    Natalie Davies, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Meanwhile, Superman is shielding children from explosive blasts, getting pelted with trash tossed by angry spectators, and mourning a fallen Kelex.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Early in the fourth quarter against the Steelers, McDuffie switched to the nickel position after undrafted rookie cornerback Chris Roland-Wallace experienced cramps.
    Nate Taylor, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Payton Pritchard, initially defending the inbounder, switched onto Tyrese Maxey as the 76ers guard curled around a Joel Embiid screen.
    Jay King, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024

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“Whipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whipped. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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