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as in chunk
a small uneven mass
flicked a blob of jelly on the toast and began to spread it around
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The uniform shape of the blob fossils also perplexed Dr. Plotnick.
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Jack Tamisiea, New York Times, 14 July 2024
Those syndicates include the Hutt Cartel (led by everyone’s favorite blob Jabba), the Pyke Syndicate, the Ashiga Clan, and Crimson Dawn, whose leader Qi’ra was previously portrayed by Emilia Clarke in Solo, although the actress doesn’t reprise the role for the game.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2024
But the ubiquitous little blobs of protein have also become widely reviled as a lazy shortcut, an ultraprocessed food that some want to blame for everything from childhood obesity to Alzheimer’s disease (never mind the lack of research).
—Anna North, Vox, 23 Sep. 2024
Lanternfly eggs look a bit like lichen or dried blobs of grayish-brown mud.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2024
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Jack Tamisiea, New York Times, 14 July 2024
Those syndicates include the Hutt Cartel (led by everyone’s favorite blob Jabba), the Pyke Syndicate, the Ashiga Clan, and Crimson Dawn, whose leader Qi’ra was previously portrayed by Emilia Clarke in Solo, although the actress doesn’t reprise the role for the game.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2024
But the ubiquitous little blobs of protein have also become widely reviled as a lazy shortcut, an ultraprocessed food that some want to blame for everything from childhood obesity to Alzheimer’s disease (never mind the lack of research).
—Anna North, Vox, 23 Sep. 2024
Lanternfly eggs look a bit like lichen or dried blobs of grayish-brown mud.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Blob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blob. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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