bleep

verb

Definition of bleepnext
as in to clip

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Recent Examples of bleep The videos have been redacted in some spots, including apparently to bleep out names and blur faces. — Mike Catalini, Star Tribune, 1 July 2021 He was cut off by the defense attorney, and broadcast media made efforts to bleep out the address. — Tami Abdollah, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2021 The song is clearly a celebration of female sexuality, so the decision to bleep out half the lyrics when the words themselves aren’t necessarily swear words is a poor look by CBS. — Zoe Guy, Marie Claire, 15 Mar. 2021 As Underwood tossed to a commercial, Osbourne kept talking, and the show had to bleep whatever word came out of her mouth. — Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2021 See All Example Sentences for bleep
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bleep
  1. clip
  2. remove
  3. wipe out
  4. blip
  5. excise
  6. cut
  7. erase
  8. obliterate
Verb
  • In March, Woods was traveling at a high rate of speed on Jupiter Island when his Land Rover clipped a truck and rolled onto its side.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • In March, Woods' Land Rover clipped a truck, rolled onto its side and the legendary golfer was arrested, officials said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of clip
Verb
  • The cores or plugs removed from the lawn during aeration actually increase the success of overseeding by providing more direct contact between the seeds and the soil.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 4 Sep. 2026
  • If coverings could not be removed, visitors would be charged for a day pass or a pass replacement.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of remove
Verb
  • The two once presented a live demo minutes after a computer cloud crash wiped out their materials, winning anyway after Andreou pitched the product entirely from memory.
    — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 27 June 2026
  • Widespread flooding across Kentucky has left at least four dead Saturday, prompting dozens of rescues after heavy rains wiped out bridges, inundated roads and flooded homes, with more significant rainfall on the way.
    — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 27 June 2026
Definition of wipe out
Verb
  • Fireflies blipped and burned out, and the cicadas joined in an incantation that crescendoed into an ancient whirr.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
  • The Rev Match Control system on a 2026 Acura Integra A-Spec automatically blips the throttle during a downshift to match the engine’s revolutions per minute, RPM, to the lower gear.
    — Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2025
Definition of blip
Verb
  • When a movie with those measurements is projected onto a different-size screen, theaters excise parts of the frame.
    — Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
  • Da Messina’s Annunciation famously excises the angel Gabriel, while Ghirri’s version further edits the event by also obscuring the Virgin herself.
    — James Quandt, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Definition of excise
Verb
  • The threat of shortages pushed countries across Asia to impose export bans, cut import duties, and start rationing fuel to maintain supplies.
    — Katie Silver, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Unlike the heavy smoky eyes and cut creases of the 2010s, this trend is throwing it back to the 1990s when smoky eyes were more minimalist.
    — Elle Turner, Glamour, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of cut
Verb
  • But Bama followed with a 38-3 quarterfinal flop to Indiana, erasing any momentum and placing DeBoer squarely under the microscope entering a pivotal third season.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The 68-year-old also lost her husband and her son, who worked at a local hydropower plant, in the flash floods that hit the region on Wednesday, erasing entire communities.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of erase
Verb
  • More than 1,000 people are dead and nearly 4,000 missing after a Himalayan glacial collapse unleashed catastrophic floods across the Nepal-China border, obliterating roads, towns and hydropower projects.
    — Shristi Kafle, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Travel obliterates almost all our comforting routines and habits.
    — Anita Bhagwandas, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of obliterate

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“Bleep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bleep. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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