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as in chunk
a small uneven mass
found a glob of chewing gum under my theater seat
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Recent Examples of glob
Bites of a Reuben were interrupted by a glob of fatty gristle; the au jus in the Papa Eddie, a French dip with otherwise good brisket, was unbearably salty.
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Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
We’d been born into a world covered with paint: walls, baseboards, moldings, even radiators might be six or seven layers deep with it, architectural edges and corners dulled into globs, approximate shapes.
—Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024
What does a blue-green algal bloom look and smell like?
Blue-green algal blooms tend to look like foam, oily paint, or mats and globs of chunky green stuff sitting on the surface of the water, according to the CDC.
—Katie Camero, SELF, 17 July 2024
The hundreds of rows of lights were evenly spaced around the glob.
—James Nestor, Outside Online, 18 June 2024
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Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
We’d been born into a world covered with paint: walls, baseboards, moldings, even radiators might be six or seven layers deep with it, architectural edges and corners dulled into globs, approximate shapes.
—Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024
What does a blue-green algal bloom look and smell like?
Blue-green algal blooms tend to look like foam, oily paint, or mats and globs of chunky green stuff sitting on the surface of the water, according to the CDC.
—Katie Camero, SELF, 17 July 2024
The hundreds of rows of lights were evenly spaced around the glob.
—James Nestor, Outside Online, 18 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glob
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Because rental costs make up such a big chunk of overall inflation, that could pave the way for cooler inflation readings going forward.COMPILED BYDEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFFFROM WIRE REPORTS, arkansasonline.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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The pharmacy business garners a big chunk of revenue for health insurance companies, such as UnitedHealth Group and CVS.Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Water passes through a tank filled with resin beads that are coated with sodium ions.Sherri Gordon, Health, 19 Dec. 2024
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To prevent oxidation, these nano-particles may be encapsulated in plastic beads and spread across a conventional plastic (or other material) optical disc substrate.Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Observing at longer wavelengths using ALMA, the researchers could penetrate dust clouds and reveal a clump of dust at the outer edge of the two planets’ orbits.Jamie Carter, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Our models suggested that sometimes when the black holes pull in gas, dense clumps of gas collect around the outside of the hole.Jonathan Zrake, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
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Braun's nearly complete gubernatorial cabinet is just one droplet in a firehose of news this week.Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Dec. 2024
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Gore-Tex and others creating membranes design the layer so the microscopic holes are large enough to allow vapor to release from the inside, but small enough that water droplets can’t penetrate.Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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The resulting Treaty of Portsmouth, signed in the New Hampshire town on September 5, 1905, ceded large hunks of Manchuria, Korea and the island of Sakhalin to Japan.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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If the first player says Phil Collins, the second says Mike Rutherford, and the third is stumped, another team can buzz in and earn all the extra points with noted hunk Tony Banks.Devon Ivie, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
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The model was filmed sampling an intravenous drip laced with nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (or NAD+) for an episode of The Kardashians.Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2024
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Because of their thermodynamic innovation, this Yeti tumbler will keep cold brew cold or hot drip hot longer than any of the competition.Red Fabbri, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2024
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Our dinner options are greasy pizza or rubbery burgers, the undersides of the tables are speckled with wads of gum and the background noise is the shouting voices of children.Lizz Schumer, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
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That means having to come up with a sizeable wad of money to the lender, and the situation only gets worse if the car was purchased with a minimal down payment, and/or has a quicker-than-average rate of depreciation.Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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The Pinecone Drop is one of Arizona's many variations on the traditional ball drop to ring in the new year; Prescott drops a boot and Yuma used to drop a head of lettuce.Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
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Start off with a small amount—only a few drops—and slowly increase the amount if desired.Susan Bard, Verywell Health, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Glob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glob. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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