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Recent Examples of whistle
Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
An observer, with a capital O, with hard hands, is somebody that stands on the corner of their community and blows the whistle and makes a noise.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 29 Jan. 2026
Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Some theorists do try to whistle—or dog-whistle—positions that couldn’t survive being stated plainly.
—Lula Konner, The New York Review of Books, 4 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The Hurricanes swarmed Okorie from the opening whistle, forcing him to take tough shots.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
An observer, with a capital O, with hard hands, is somebody that stands on the corner of their community and blows the whistle and makes a noise.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
Both teams had a couple of chances on goal up until the halftime whistle as well as a yellow card for each team.
—Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Some theorists do try to whistle—or dog-whistle—positions that couldn’t survive being stated plainly.
—Lula Konner, The New York Review of Books, 4 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whistle
Noun
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The soft whoosh of the prairie wind is his only accompaniment.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
28 Jan. 2026
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Then Sparty ripped off a 19-0 run and, whoosh, game over.—
Brendan Marks,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The main symptoms are wheezing, difficult breathing and fever.—
Stephanie Stahl,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Southampton gave it a good go last season, but ultimately fell short, wheezing over the line with 12.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The sneaker reverses the color of the traditional Panda style, and instead has black vamps and quarters, while the rest of the shoe is white, including the swoosh.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
23 Jan. 2026
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The Dukes, who played their first football game in 1972 and joined the FBS a whopping three years ago, will play at Oregon, which has been funded largely by a Nike swoosh created a year before JMU football came into existence.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
19 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Donors symbolically adopt and name a Madagascar hissing cockroach after a loved one, an ex, or anyone who deserves to be immortalized with a hiss and receive a certificate with your proof of naming for $15.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The hissing noise tracked to his home office, where one wall felt particularly warm.—
J.C. Hallman,
Oklahoma Watch,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Or if soaring across the sky is more your jam, go on a zip lining adventure.—
Kailyn Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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The bag contains one main interior zip pocket, plus an inner card holder, and a roomy back slip pocket, to give you organizational variety.—
Michelle Baricevic,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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During that same 2021 interview, Rieder downplayed inflation concerns bubbling up at the time.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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These colleges were places where ideas were bubbling up, where curiosity was alive, and where something important was quietly forming.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Tis a truth universally acknowledged that in the second week of January, resolutions made in earnest over champagne toasts fizzle out like fireworks.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
13 Jan. 2026
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When Garcia died three decades ago, the legacy of the band could have fizzled.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
11 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Fill a bowl or sink with water, add a drop of fabric softener, and swish it around.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
15 Jan. 2026
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My child attended daycare and summer programs at Pillsbury United Communities center just four blocks away, where a multiracial cohort of kids happily play through the winter, swishing around in bulky jackets and snow pants, bouncing towards their parents.—
Bao Phi,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Whistle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whistle. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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