as in hints
an almost imperceptible sign of something
even a whiff of appreciation for everything I've done for her would have been nice
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Recent Examples of whiffs
Kansas City Star,
2 July 2026
There is plenty of strikeout in his game, but the power may be worth the whiffs.
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Bernie Pleskoff,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Right-hander Landen Roupp, making his first appearance since generating national headlines on Pride Night last Friday, allowed two runs over six innings with seven strikeouts to one walk whie generating a season-high 16 whiffs.
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Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
20 June 2026
With his three fastballs generating 18 whiffs on 49 swings and 96 pitches, Schlittler set a new career-high with 13 strikeouts.
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Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2026
Cabrera needs whiffs on his breaking balls and changeup to thrive.
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Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
12 June 2026
But reliever John Ghelli got back-to-back whiffs to force extra innings.
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Matt Roy,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
Some mention of bonus bets that whiffs of free money.
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Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
World Baseball Classic Team USA whiffs Team USA lost 3-2 to Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic title game Tuesday night.
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Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
Both whiffs only further reminded me what a top-tier star Clooney used to be, and these staid recent efforts help meta-textually burnish Jay Kelly’s initial setup.
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David Sims,
The Atlantic,
14 Nov. 2025
Given Eldridge’s offensive profile, there will likely always be a fair amount of strikeouts and whiffs in his game.
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Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
The southpaw relied on his changeup to record 33 swings and seven whiffs, per Baseball Savant.
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Kansas City Star,
2 July 2026
There is plenty of strikeout in his game, but the power may be worth the whiffs.
—
Bernie Pleskoff,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Right-hander Landen Roupp, making his first appearance since generating national headlines on Pride Night last Friday, allowed two runs over six innings with seven strikeouts to one walk whie generating a season-high 16 whiffs.
—
Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
20 June 2026
With his three fastballs generating 18 whiffs on 49 swings and 96 pitches, Schlittler set a new career-high with 13 strikeouts.
—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2026
Cabrera needs whiffs on his breaking balls and changeup to thrive.
—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
12 June 2026
But reliever John Ghelli got back-to-back whiffs to force extra innings.
—
Matt Roy,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
Verb
Consider that a positive sign for a club that struggled last season with strikeouts and whiffs at its lowest points.
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Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
Some mention of bonus bets that whiffs of free money.
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Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
World Baseball Classic Team USA whiffs Team USA lost 3-2 to Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic title game Tuesday night.
—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
Both whiffs only further reminded me what a top-tier star Clooney used to be, and these staid recent efforts help meta-textually burnish Jay Kelly’s initial setup.
—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
14 Nov. 2025
Given Eldridge’s offensive profile, there will likely always be a fair amount of strikeouts and whiffs in his game.
—
Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
21 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whiffs
Noun
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An abundance of hints, clues and other helpful items await, not to mention a bonus Custom Wordle and plenty more.
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And while the couple have yet to confirm their wedding plans, details and hints around their wedding ceremony have begun to emerge, sending Swifties into overdrive.
Verb
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When choosing a fresh pineapple, look for one that feels heavy and smells lightly sweet near the base.
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Freshwater showers mean the sweaty smells of young adults doing manual labor never get too intense.
Noun
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But Van Sant’s imaginative and deeply poignant retelling of Shakespeare’s Henry IV is a pleasure in its own right, its sweetness and gentle touches of surrealism coming together to form a heartbreaking ode to young love.
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One of the most interesting design touches is the way the motor and battery pack have been integrated into the chassis.
Verb
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Luz inserts the construction pole; Susana sniffs.
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The look of sheer repressed, stymied rage/laughter on Raph’s face when Paul sniffs the Oreos instead is one of the episode’s biggest laughs.
Noun
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Despite a few glimmers of good feeling, today's fierce political divisions have redefined a milestone that has often been marked by unity and optimism, at least for a moment.
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There are glimmers in her eyes, pleasant memories quietly unfurling.
Verb
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The chemical is particularly tough on the human respiratory system and, depending on how much a person inhales, MMA can cause everything from sore throats and cough to dizziness, nausea and, at the highest levels, damage to the nervous system, Kleinman said.
Noun
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These flickers included a merely steady revenue projection from chipmaker Broadcom on its most recent earnings call as well as a construction pause for a data center being built in Wyoming.
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With interest in on-loan Lutsharel Geetruida, there were flickers of worry on Wearside about the core of the team being undermined.
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