variants also whaps
as in thumps
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument the doctor gave my knee a little whop with his mallet to test my reflexes
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as in bombs
to defeat by a large margin despite high hopes, the hometown favorites got whopped again maybe if that television station replaced its obnoxious news anchor, it wouldn't get consistently whopped in the ratings
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as in licks
to strike repeatedly he called me a name and I whopped him good
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Noun
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In Guyana’s capital city of Georgetown, neighbors can still hear the thumps.—
Tyler Jett, Des Moines Register, 21 Jan. 2026
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The United States bombs Iran's nuclear facilities days later.— Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026
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Page Six gets a Hollywood edition Papps declined last week to reveal what stories his reporters were chasing and what bombs the political columnists will throw in its first editions.— Christopher Weber, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
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Then, Mitski licks up the blood on the girl’s finger.— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
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After the drill, Ruin rolls onto his back, then licks a reporter's nose.— Megan Sauer Tasia Jensen, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2026
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The event felt like a throwback to the glitzy, lavish Hollywood premieres that used to take over the town every weekend, but have become scarce since the film business suffered a series of blows that have led to lots of belt-tightening.— Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 21 Apr. 2026
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The Senate’s quick passage of the 10-day patch was starkly different than the House’s rare overnight session, during which House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was dealt two consecutive blows.— Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 17 Apr. 2026
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Canty is one of the coaches who whips students into shape.— Terell Bailey, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
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When a dog repeatedly wags and whips its tail against hard surfaces, the tip can split open, bruise or break.— Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 21 Jan. 2026
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Irons pounds the drums like Bam-Bam smashing on two garbage-can lids.— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 13 Mar. 2026
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Macron said France is expending diplomatic capital to ensure a return to calm and to allow for the Lebanese armed forces to assert themselves as Israel pounds Hezbollah positions.— Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
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Then Freeman woke up Friday morning to the news that was delivering gut punches throughout the baseball world, that Anderson had passed away Thursday at 53.— Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
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Benches cleared, and cooler heads did not prevail, though no punches were thrown.— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
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This overcomes a key limitation in the field, and could help improve technologies that use sunlight to produce clean fuels and chemicals.— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Apr. 2026
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Leo consistently overcomes challenges such as low light, rapid movement, and split second moments to produce sharp, compelling images.— Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
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“Whops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/whops. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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