whips

British

/ wɪps /

plural noun

informal (often foll by of) a large quantity

I've got whips of cash at the moment

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A government source joked the whips, the party managers, are becoming a bit "like an HR department" listening to concerns rather than driving the troops forward.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Elena, who whips up a weekly performance report.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

Like many a cat lover, Baseman whips out a phone to share videos of his beloved feline muses.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

If all proceeds smoothly, as Orion whips around the Moon the astronauts could set a record by venturing farther from Earth than any human before.

From Barron's ● Apr. 4, 2026

He whips out an old man’s worn leather wallet and shows me his driver’s license.

From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm

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