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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
  • On a Friday night in February on East Sixth Street, a steely-eyed bar doorman rushed around a crowd agitating on the sidewalk and whipped a flashlight above his shoulder.
    Ella McCarthy, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
  • While the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has begun rolling back its shoes-off policy at security checkpoints, this ability to whip them off and on in seconds is still majorly convenient for travel.
    Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2025
Verb
  • The Boston Celtics are still licking their wounds following the heartbreaking end to the 2024-25 NBA season.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
  • And Lil Wayne agrees by licking my face, which is part of the job description for companion dogs.
    Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 9 July 2025
Verb
  • The Austin district relied heavily on contractors to overcome its chronic backlog of evaluation requests.
    Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
  • Thunderbolts showed us the true power of the group hug to overcome . . .
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Verb
  • There's something uniquely humbling about pounding the pavement for over 26 miles.
    Henry Fan, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
  • One nationwide study found that teenagers who had been stopped by police a lot often showed signs of post-traumatic stress, like feeling their heart pounding when recalling the event.
    Dr. Marvin So, Mercury News, 30 July 2025
Verb
  • On Tuesday, Golden ran a double move and beat both cornerback Nate Hobbs and safety Evan Williams for a 60-yard touchdown from quarterback Jordan Love.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
  • Even children who attempted to combat the racist laws were killed or beaten as in the Soweto Youth Uprising of 1976.
    Time, Time, 29 July 2025
Verb
  • This deal also comes at a time when President Trump has become more critical of Russian President Vladimir Putin for continuing to bomb Ukrainian towns and cities.
    Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
  • It’s all gone wrong and the Brazilian 23-year-old has been bombed into the reserves.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 29 July 2025
Verb
  • Zakrzewski bought a machete during his lunch break, took it home and sharpened it before hiding it and a crowbar, according to court records.
    Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
  • The lawsuit accuses Tucson police of hiding or destroying evidence in the case, including radar evidence of Wadsack's speed, Pettey's recording of her conversation with Wadsack and several minutes of audio on Schrage's bodycam footage.
    Sarah Lapidus, AZCentral.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Harris, who ran the shortest presidential campaign in history, was trounced by Trump in November, capping a remarkable comeback.
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 8 July 2025
  • After all, value has trounced growth over the long term, even across the past century where tech revolutions have punctuated every decade.
    James Berman, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025

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“Whup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whup. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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