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Recent Examples of whup Realize can’t nobody whup you. Bob McManaman, The Arizona Republic, 30 Aug. 2020 As a metro-area duo, though, Johnson and Fisher would whup any bad-owner tag team from any other city. Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Nov. 2021 Real material and social progress is rarely made up out of glorious and dramatic crusades, though we are called to crusade from time to time: Hitler ain’t gonna whup his self. Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 14 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whup
Verb
  • Meister can often immediately identify on an MRI that a pitcher throws a sweeper—a hard slider that the pitcher whips to get about fifteen inches of horizontal movement from the ball.
    Lindsey Adler, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2025
  • The moment, which made the episode’s final cut, occurs when Drummond whips Mark S. around and pushes him into a wall.
    Devon Ivie, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Marchand has crossed lines by licking players, or repeatedly punching a hockey pacifist like Vancouver’s Daniel Sedin in a final series.
    Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Hamas, Hezbollah, and Houthis are licking their chops.
    Jeffrey Gedmin, National Review, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Both Banchero and Wagner, who started alongside Cory Joseph, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Wendell Carter Jr., were able to overcome the defensive attention from the Kings and attack the basket with ease.
    Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Recognizing these challenges is the first step toward overcoming them.
    Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Schumer has taken a public pounding from his party's base, not to mention House Democrats, since voting to keep the government open last week.
    Stephen Neukam, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Dangerous, heavy rain pounded the Los Angeles area early Thursday, bringing a threat of flooding and debris flow to spots impacted by the recent devastating wildfires.
    Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The lucky player beat odds of 1-in-850,668, claiming the top prize March 28, a lottery official told McClatchy News.
    Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Norton, a 5-1 underdog, breaks Ali’s jaw in the first round. 1975 — UCLA beats Kentucky 92-85 for its 10th NCAA basketball title under head coach John Wooden.
    Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The posture shift came as Trump threatened to bomb Iran if the country does not strike a deal over its nuclear weapons capabilities.
    Davis Winkie, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Khamenei had warned the U.S. would face strong retaliation if Trump followed through on his threat to bomb Iran.
    Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The ancient springhead, natural waterpark, and retro roadside attraction has more than a few secrets hidden in its eelgrass.
    Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
  • But all that family turmoil was hidden, and to most who knew him, Dr. Schwartz seemed to have a beautiful life until the evening of May 28, 2014, when Becky Schwartz came home and discovered her home in disarray.
    Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Auburn 83, Alabama State 63 Auburn is rolling on as the tournament’s top seed trounced Alabama State by a final score of 83-63.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Trump trounced Harris on both qualities: 66 percent to 33 percent on leadership and a staggering 74 percent to 24 percent on disruption.
    Matthew Continetti, National Review, 22 Feb. 2025

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“Whup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whup. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.

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