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as in to travel
to come or be together as friends
those two have been hobnobbing together since freshman year
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as in to mingle
to take part in social activities
spent some time hobnobbing with the rich and famous while in Los Angeles
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Recent Examples of hobnob
There are plenty of contrasts — a child from a poor ‘banlieue’ (district) who hobnobs with presidents; an ambassador for global luxury brands who says his favourite food is a ham baguette — but there is also a central thread.
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Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 15 July 2024
For his part, Musk has been busy hobnobbing with heads of state and the future president.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
Anyone who is—or wants to be—a hot ticket rocks up on the VIP days to see art and to be seen seeing art, before hobnobbing at the evenings’ gallery dinners, parties, and after-parties.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 12 Oct. 2024
But for a few years, J.D. Vance joined the world of coastal elites, building a robust venture capitalist career and hobnobbing with some of the wealthiest tech leaders in the Bay Area.
—Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2024
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Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 15 July 2024
For his part, Musk has been busy hobnobbing with heads of state and the future president.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
Anyone who is—or wants to be—a hot ticket rocks up on the VIP days to see art and to be seen seeing art, before hobnobbing at the evenings’ gallery dinners, parties, and after-parties.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 12 Oct. 2024
But for a few years, J.D. Vance joined the world of coastal elites, building a robust venture capitalist career and hobnobbing with some of the wealthiest tech leaders in the Bay Area.
—Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hobnob
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That includes parents who want some time to themselves or guests traveling without kids.—
Nathan Diller,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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The power-sapping safety measure was first installed after Bobby Allison’s car, traveling at 210 mph, went airborne and tore through the catchfence at Talladega Superspeedway in 1987.—
Mark Long,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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Nightly after sunset | Free | Details ❤️ Mix and mingle with other singles at Dilworth Tasting Room's Single Night Mixer, happening at all locations.—
McKenzie Rankin,
Axios,
10 Feb. 2025
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Through migration, both hunter-gatherer and early farming groups mixed and mingled, sharing their genomes and, more importantly for this study, their languages.—
Stephanie Edwards,
Discover Magazine,
5 Feb. 2025
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Gravitational lensing becomes useful to planet-hunters when planets pass background stars not associated with them.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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Representatives of the present-day Stonewall Inn, which is part of the national monument, and the Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative, a nonprofit organization associated with the historic bar, expressed outrage over the changes.—
Susan Haigh,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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Morello mixed in brief passages of his own distinctive sound, but the overall effect remained tied to an older tradition.—
Steve Appleford,
SPIN,
11 Feb. 2025
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The Spartans, who also lost Bianca Fleitas during the first game, has been mixing and matching lineups throughout the season.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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According to Fightful Select, sources at AEW are expecting Alexander to join Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin, and MVP as part of The Hurt Syndicate.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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Also joining the protests have been older, less privileged Serbs, people on whom Mr. Vucic previously counted for support by providing their villages with new roads, sports halls and other facilities.—
Andrew Higgins,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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There are also pieces that connect Twain to the history of Hartford, advertising which used his name or image to promote stores or utility companies.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
9 Feb. 2025
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Wyoming was led by 6-foot-4 center Allyson Fertig, who connected on 10 of her 14 attempts from inside to score 20 points — just over her Mountain West-leading average of 19.1 points a game.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2025
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Police have run into problems where driverless vehicles don’t respond to hand signals from officers directing traffic, and the city has been unable to issue tickets to the vehicles, according to a spokesperson for Austin’s Transportation and Public Works department.—
Chris Kirkham and Abhirup Roy,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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The protester then ran across the field for several more seconds before being spotted and apprehended by several stadium security members, who carried him off the field as the performance continued.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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One of the plaintiffs is the Latino Christian National Network, which seeks to bring together Latino leaders with different traditions and values to collaborate on pressing social issues.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2025
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When Alma’s inventor is murdered, Salia and Zem, two cops from different zones who are polar opposites, are forced to collaborate on the investigation.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Hobnob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hobnob. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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