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noun

plural of fillip
as in swipes
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument gave him a sharp fillip on the noggin with her teakettle

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verb

present tense third-person singular of fillip
as in stimulates
to give life, vigor, or spirit to used a splash of orange-flavored liqueur to fillip the otherwise ordinary cranberry sauce

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Recent Examples of fillips
Noun
There are micro-twists within the major ones, expressive fillips that blend confessions and aphorisms, and grand reflections along with jousts of seductive wit. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fillips
  1. swipes
  2. stimulates
  3. blows
  4. stirs
  5. punches
  6. spikes
  7. thumps
  8. thuds
Noun
  • Users can switch back to the original layout, Narasimhan says, and Reels will be unmuted once a user swipes or clicks into a video.
    — Mia Sato, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Fair warning, these are exactly the kind of candy a parent spots in a kid’s trick-or-treat bag and swipes as candy tax.
    — Danielle Bouchard, Martha Stewart, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of swipes
Verb
  • Observation generates hypotheses; hypotheses lead to anatomical investigation; anatomy stimulates physiological questions; physiology eventually produces clinical trials.
    — Subramaniam C. Krishnan, STAT, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The intimate spa offers a number of different treatments and beauty rituals, but the standout one is Oro di Amalfi, an exclusive massage with natural lemon oils that relaxes and stimulates the chakras.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of stimulates
Noun
  • Ditka and Ryan had an often adversarial relationship, with the two nearly coming to blows during halftime of the team's only 1985 season loss, to the Miami Dolphins.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Even with a human controlling the machine remotely, LaPenna was still trading blows with a heavy metal robot capable of putting real force behind its movements.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of blows
Verb
  • Continue reading … STAR POWER CLASH — DHS fires back at rock singer after anti-ICE concert eruption stirs outrage.
    — , FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Understanding the scope of human suffering and hopelessness in our world stirs a strong internal conflict between empathy and pragmatism.
    — Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of stirs
Noun
  • However, this is a stellar opportunity to dig into excellent, authentic Thai dishes (no punches held on sour or spice), and the Thai Wok Omelet with blue crab and morning glory at breakfast is exceedingly memorable.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The fight took a physical toll on LaPenna The physical side of the fight became pretty clear once LaPenna started trading punches with the robots.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of punches
Verb
  • For example, someone repeatedly creating new accounts to steal free AI tokens should be treated differently from a paying casual user whose usage suddenly spikes.
    — Sarita Singh, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Kasirye and her team led Sacramento County through measles outbreaks, spikes in opioid addictions and the COVID-19 pandemic.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of spikes
Noun
  • The lower-vocal harmony struggles to stand out any time the deeper bass thumps.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Agents yelled from every direction, and the thumps of a news helicopter overhead were deafening.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Definition of thumps
Noun
  • Rapp, up on Taft Point, heard two thuds.
    — Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • Likewise, the score by Tony Doogan leans too heavily on generic electronic thuds, the kind that segue into a commercial break cliffhanger and an ad for blood pressure medicine.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of thuds

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“Fillips.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fillips. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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