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Recent Examples of gobble
Wolves’ first goal was a simple, clipped ball over the top by Nelson Semedo that should have been gobbled up by the 6ft 5in (196cm) Jannik Vestergaard.
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Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Chinese marques have been steadily gobbling up their home turf, which happens to be the world's largest automobile market.
—New Atlas, 18 Dec. 2024
Comcast lacks popular lifestyle channels — the type that Discovery gobbled up through its 2018 acquisition of Scripps Networks, which folded HGTV, Travel Channel and Food Network into Zaslav’s company.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Turkey has been gobbled, Black Friday mania has come to an end and now, its time to get into the holiday spirit with some feel-good Christmas movies.
—Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 2 Dec. 2024
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Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Chinese marques have been steadily gobbling up their home turf, which happens to be the world's largest automobile market.
—New Atlas, 18 Dec. 2024
Comcast lacks popular lifestyle channels — the type that Discovery gobbled up through its 2018 acquisition of Scripps Networks, which folded HGTV, Travel Channel and Food Network into Zaslav’s company.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Turkey has been gobbled, Black Friday mania has come to an end and now, its time to get into the holiday spirit with some feel-good Christmas movies.
—Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 2 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gobble
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Fishing is the largest export in the country, but that doesn’t mean locals aren’t devouring it by the shipful.Claire Volkman, Vogue, 7 Jan. 2025
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More than a billion years ago a hungry cell devoured a tiny blue-green algae.Saugat Bolakhe, Scientific American, 7 Jan. 2025
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Human infections occur when the virus enters the eyes, nose or mouth, or is inhaled through airborne droplets, aerosol particles or dust.Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 2 Jan. 2025
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Share [Findings] Bottlenose dolphins, who were found to inhale and exhale microplastics, respond to a smile with a smile one third of the time.Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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As stock, a snakehead of an air intake protrudes from the right side of the motor, ready to gulp down oxygen for use in the Milwaukee-Eight’s twin furnaces.William Roberson, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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For each correct answer, gulp a nip of Dr. McGillicuddy’s Wild Grape.Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 14 July 2024
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“Gobble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gobble. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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