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Recent Examples of whippersnapper The Jets were young whippersnappers in 2022, a team that wasn’t supposed to be any good but jumped out to a 6-3 record powered by a remarkable rookie class. Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024 Meanwhile, private investigator Julie (Estrada) seeks an investigative assistant but isn't in the market to hire a young whippersnapper. Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024 And don’t worry, that handsome whippersnapper Jesse Palmer will be there to lend a sympathetic ear along the way. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 19 Sep. 2024 And winning against all these young whippersnappers still has this clock in shock. Michael Schneider, Variety, 9 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for whippersnapper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whippersnapper
Noun
  • Tell me a little bit about the technical side of filming a dwarf and an elf together.
    Devan Coggan, EW.com, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Other new characters include Disa, the first female dwarf ever shown in the Lord of the Rings series.
    Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2022
Noun
  • Elsewhere, Jonathan and Ana made a smart strategic decision after figuring out how to use a cipher to decode a message into English.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 23 Apr. 2025
  • In the hands of a lesser actor and director, Laura might have been a frustrating cipher.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • And maybe that’s a metaphor for the way a lot of middle-class nobodies feel.
    Abigail Lee, Variety, 13 May 2025
  • While some men are jumping on board, the most popular of these creators—which range from nobodies doing voiceovers to far-right provocateurs like Candance Owens and Megyn Kelly—are women speaking to other women.
    Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Stay cool with clothing: Select lightweight and loose-fitting outfits for enhanced comfort.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 30 May 2025
  • Keep scrolling for more of our favorite lightweight and cooling quilts and comforters from Amazon, starting at $30.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • There are solid green and variegated cultivars that are drought-tolerant, deer-resistant, and seldom bothered by insect pests.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 June 2025
  • These tail feathers trail elegantly behind as the bird weaves through the forest in pursuit of flying insects.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
Noun
  • Most of the movie is a vaguely comical swipe at Napoleon in domestic life—an awkward lover, a jealous husband, an inveterate complainer, and in sum an annoying twerp.
    Kyle Smith, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Kind of a little twerp, now and again.
    Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2022

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“Whippersnapper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whippersnapper. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.

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