whips (up)

verb

present tense third-person singular of whip (up)
as in provokes
to bring (something volatile or intense) into being whipped up protests against the proposed amendment to the state's constitution

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  1. provokes
  2. raises
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  • The rooms were part of Kusama’s ongoing exploration of self-obliteration and her career-long ambition to create work that provokes a keen awareness of both one’s individual insignificance and place in the wider cosmic system.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Now, new research reveals this kind of high-intensity training provokes a remarkably robust response throughout the bloodstream.
    — Will Stone, NPR, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of provokes
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  • And autonomy raises the cost of error, because outputs turn into actions.
    — Emily Lewis-Pinnell, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The Federal Open Market Committee typically raises rates to help tame inflation, which rose faster than paychecks over the year in July and has remained above the Fed’s 2% target for five years.
    — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of raises
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“Whips (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whips%20%28up%29. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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