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Recent Examples of whistle
Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
Not only are the non-Steph minutes accounted for, Butler has added an entirely new layer to the Warriors’ offense with his midrange game and ability to draw whistles — 34 points from the stripe in just his first four games.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
The hostages incongruously smiled and waved at the cheering and whistling onlookers.
—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Additionally, the Office of Special Counsel maintains confidential lists of hundreds or thousands of federal employees who have blown the whistle on serious fraud, waste, and abuse.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
Not only are the non-Steph minutes accounted for, Butler has added an entirely new layer to the Warriors’ offense with his midrange game and ability to draw whistles — 34 points from the stripe in just his first four games.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
Verb
With the turbo whistling even when the engine isn't strained, the medium-sized four-cylinder almost sounds like a diesel engine.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
The hostages incongruously smiled and waved at the cheering and whistling onlookers.
—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whistle
Noun
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In the fires, palms went up with a whoosh, like matchsticks in hell.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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There were no other sounds in the universe save for the whoosh of an occasional breeze, and the colors changed every two minutes.—
Patty Hodapp,
Outside Online,
5 Feb. 2024
Verb
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At a tenant rally Sunday, Saffo wheezed and coughed but was determined to speak.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
23 Jan. 2025
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This causes children to wheeze and have all sorts of noisy breathing.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The hotel’s location is a gem for guests who want to ski the East Deer Valley terrain given Sterling chairlift, situated just one quick swoosh from Stein’s legendary ski concierge, provides direct access.—
Elycia Rubin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Feb. 2025
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Just below the back end of the Nike swoosh sits a bright orange ribbon.—
Joe Buscaglia,
The Athletic,
10 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Members have hissed and hollered at Presidents of the opposing party in recent years with casual regularity.—
Eric Cortellessa,
TIME,
5 Mar. 2025
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These signs include avoiding each other or keeping their distance, swiping, biting, dilated pupils, flattened ears, hissing, litter box guarding, urinating outside of the litter box, territorial aggression, and toy hoarding.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The cropped and boxy jacket has two D patch pockets on the waist, a full zip front, and a zippered chest pocket.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Feb. 2025
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Sil-nylon is 100 percent waterproof but doesn't breathe at all, so look for jackets with pit zips and other means to ventilate.—
Scott Gilbertson,
WIRED,
22 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Ten million units later, the song helped catapult the Chicago drill movement from a bubbling underground scene into a worldwide phenomenon.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
24 Feb. 2025
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The Danish Air Force dispatched an F-16 interceptor, which captured images of what was unmistakably a huge gas leak: escaping methane had turned the water’s surface into a bubbling froth.—
Joshua Yaffa,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Bigelow’s producer Megan Ellison (third row, second from right) had her first nomination via her production company Annapurna Pictures, which would produce several Oscar contenders in the years to come before fizzling out in 2019 due to financial issues.—
Zach Schonfeld,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2025
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However, the feel-good vibes fizzled down the stretch, as the Steelers lost the final four games of the regular season and the wild-card round of the playoffs.—
Mike DeFabo,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Kansas, a team that had hit double-digit 3-point shots in just one Big 12 Conference game all season, swished a season-best 14 treys on 30 attempts in the Jayhawks’ 96-64 rout of Oklahoma State on Saturday afternoon at Allen Fieldhouse.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
23 Feb. 2025
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This involves swishing coconut, sesame, or sunflower oil (about a tablespoon for adults) for 15-20 minutes and then spitting everything out.4 Many people claim oil pulling fights off gum disease and tartar, but the evidence for this method is mixed.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Whistle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whistle. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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