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Recent Examples of whistle
Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
That two-goal cushion came in handy, too, as Villa halved the deficit with a bullet header from Mbwana Samatta, before being denied by a spectacular Claudio Bravo save as the final whistle approached.
—Thom Harris, New York Times, 17 May 2025
Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025
Then, someone at the head of the group whistles an alarm that has everyone diving into the brush to take cover.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 27 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Each team has taken a penalty already — Sam Bennett for hooking and Sebastian Aho for roughing after the whistle.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
That two-goal cushion came in handy, too, as Villa halved the deficit with a bullet header from Mbwana Samatta, before being denied by a spectacular Claudio Bravo save as the final whistle approached.
—Thom Harris, New York Times, 17 May 2025
Verb
By contrast, Doom: The Dark Ages opens with a text wall laid over black, filling in some lore about the eponymous Doom Slayer with the whistling winds of a storm brewing in the background.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025
Then, someone at the head of the group whistles an alarm that has everyone diving into the brush to take cover.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 27 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whistle
Noun
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Rushing by in whooshes of chapters named after Pagnol’s numerous famous plays and films, Chomet conveys in textbook fashion that this is a life worthy of memoir, and worthy of the pleasant story device of little Marcel guiding big Marcel.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
20 May 2025
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Sixty minutes from busy freeways to lush fairways, from the whoosh of traffic to whispering surf A southern California vacation can be a whirlwind affair, what with the encircling ring of still-life highways clogged by road-ragers at any and all hours of the day.—
David Weiss,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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At the same time, there are other conditions that can present with allergy-like symptoms, and at high enough concentrations, even people without allergies will wheeze.—
Umair Irfan,
Wired News,
5 Apr. 2025
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Crappy Christmas lights blinked overhead, and a tiny pug wheezed on a rug by the register.—
Bryan Washington,
The New Yorker,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Nike swoosh, Nadal’s Bull, and Federer's monogram are recognizable without words.—
Merlisa Lawrence Corbett,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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At the climax of the show, drones formed an arc and lit up one by one to look like the swoosh of a shooting star before the castle below them transformed into the crystalline centerpiece of the upcoming Abu Dhabi park.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
Verb
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Despite the protective parents hissing, Henry persisted and was ultimately able to guide the goslings toward a safer way out.—
Seth Carnell,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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Those answers hissed out of glass flasks like I-457, gathered at stations from near the North Pole to Mauna Loa, and from the tiny Christmas Island to the South Pole.—
Ashley Braun,
Smithsonian Magazine,
19 May 2025
Noun
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Original price: $49.99 Old Navy's Matte one-piece zip swimsuit features a zipper closure on the front and cap sleeves.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
23 May 2025
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Time zips by breezily, the point of view slides around unpredictably, and more than one plot strand is introduced without ever being resolved.—
Peter C. Baker,
New Yorker,
11 May 2025
Verb
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This inflatable hot tub is designed to fit up to four people and features 120 bubbling warm jets, which can reach a temperature of 104 degrees Fahrenheit.—
Toni Sutton,
People.com,
18 May 2025
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Bake in preheated oven until hot and lightly bubbling around edges, about 15 minutes.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
17 May 2025
Verb
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What was at first written off as mere youthful rebellion, destined to fizzle out, ultimately yielded the appointment of a Deaf president, and helped galvanize the greater movement that led to the passage of the Americans With Disabilities Act.—
John Hendrickson,
The Atlantic,
23 May 2025
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But what could set the current optimism apart from previous emerging market rallies that fizzled out?—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
21 May 2025
Verb
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It’s believed that there are now more than 100 baby trout swishing around their new digs in Arroyo Hondo Creek in Santa Barbara County.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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The deal comes just two months after Norges snapped up a $395 million stake in London’s Mayfair district from Grosvenor, the Duke of Westminster’s real estate company, encompassing everything from retail and F&B to swish offices.—
Mark Faithfull,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Whistle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whistle. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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