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Recent Examples of whistle
Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Play to the echo of the whistle.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
That prospect flared up for Seoane as the home fans whistled and booed at the final whistle, and became reality on Monday when the club’s board acted.
—Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Alonso Zaragoza, an organizer helping to run Belmont Cragin United, said the group has 30,000 whistle kits to distribute throughout the city.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Play to the echo of the whistle.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
Seeing who could whistle the loudest.
—Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
That prospect flared up for Seoane as the home fans whistled and booed at the final whistle, and became reality on Monday when the club’s board acted.
—Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whistle
Noun
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The whoosh of blood circulating around my skull.—
Rosecrans Baldwin,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Oct. 2025
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A couple more degrees and whoosh.—
Zuzana Říhová,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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One room cracked up at a vulgar joke about a woman’s behind, while another went for an outrageous and surreal midfilm montage — but each bit was made genuinely funnier by the dozens of people gasping and wheezing over it.—
Robert Rubsam,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The film wheezes through its less-than-80-minute running time, and no one seems all that sad to move on.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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They were pieced together for the show's pièce de résistance as a swoosh-y, crinkle-y multi-color Snufflapagus, the lovable character from Sesame Street.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The swoosh has faced headwinds in recent years as innovation slowed and sales declined.—
Jessica Golden,
CNBC,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Some hissing or growling is normal, but separate them if aggression escalates.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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My pal was in deep slumber, breathed through this kind of hissing accordion.—
Sam Lipsyte,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Alijah Martin, the Raptors rookie on a two-way contract who was not active for the game, wore a white Blue Jays jersey underneath his zip-up with a new Jays cap.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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From a wildly popular $12 hoodie with more than 117,000 five-star ratings to various zip-up and crewneck styles, these sweatshirts offer endless outfit possibilities — whether styled with jeans or joggers or layered under a jacket.—
Jeaneen Russell,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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What epic tales might try to picture the explosion of the supervolcano in the Rocky Mountains and the gigantic crater lake of bubbling acid that eons ago swallowed places called Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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Bake in preheated oven until apples are tender and filling is bubbling, 45 to 50 minutes, covering edges with foil as needed to prevent any overbrowning.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Some data suggests the Sora 2 buzz is already fizzling among the few million people who were invited to download it.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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Yet like many other Z&L endeavors in San Jose, that project has fizzled, and the old church remains a forlorn structure next to an unkempt field in downtown San Jose.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Dresses swished and dress shoes clacked against the floor as couples danced for bragging rights in one of the biggest celebrations of Black culture in KC.—
Alexa Stone
Updated October 21,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025
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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,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Whistle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whistle. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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