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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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Recent Examples of blob
Thousands of blue blobs blanketed Southern California beaches after winds carried them ashore.
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Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2025
As parts of the colliding plates and seafloor are pushed into Earth’s mantle, blobs of molten rock rise upwards and come into contact with water and gases, resulting in highly-explosive mix on the surface.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Last week's Cruising Altitude: Are US airlines becoming a 'homogenous blob of sameness?'
Do widebody flights cost more?
Airline pricing is famously opaque but in general, flights with better seats will usually cost the same or a little more than others on the schedule for the same day.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 19 June 2025
Lifting blobs of toothpaste up and away from the fabric prevents smearing, which creates a bigger stain.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2025
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Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2025
As parts of the colliding plates and seafloor are pushed into Earth’s mantle, blobs of molten rock rise upwards and come into contact with water and gases, resulting in highly-explosive mix on the surface.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Last week's Cruising Altitude: Are US airlines becoming a 'homogenous blob of sameness?'
Do widebody flights cost more?
Airline pricing is famously opaque but in general, flights with better seats will usually cost the same or a little more than others on the schedule for the same day.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 19 June 2025
Lifting blobs of toothpaste up and away from the fabric prevents smearing, which creates a bigger stain.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for blob
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blob
Noun
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No unwieldy chocolate chunks, overwhelming ripples, or unpleasantly gritty, grainy bits of chocolate.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 July 2025
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Until that changes, a large chunk will continue to seek their soccer elsewhere.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
Noun
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Then Domokos and the chief engineer of the model spotted a glob of stray glue clinging to one of its vertices.—
Elise Cutts,
Quanta Magazine,
25 June 2025
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There were globs of stuff coming out of me, like sheets of it.—
Essence,
Essence,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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When prepared per the suggestion of its packaging, the combo of about 30 grams of cookies ’n’ cream powder mixed with 6 ounces of water yields a thick beige liquid that’s punctuated by little black clumps of cookie dust.—
Pete Cottell,
Wired News,
17 July 2025
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Therefore, a system could identify clumps of debris big enough to contain remains.—
Robin R. Murphy,
The Conversation,
16 July 2025
Noun
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The set includes four transparent containers with wooden lids: one for dryer sheets, and three larger containers which can be used for detergent, scent beads, dryer balls, and more.—
Gabriela Izquierdo,
Southern Living,
6 July 2025
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The event features hurricanes, beads and King Cake with a prize of a free Hotel Vegas South by Southwest 2025 Key Tag for the person who finds the baby.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Just as theatrical—and perhaps even more thrilling—is the restaurant’s turmeric-marinated catfish, the fish cut into hunks and twice-cooked: first, with a crisping swim in the kitchen’s deep fryer, offstage in the kitchen, then at the table, in a sizzling skillet set over a portable burner.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
20 July 2025
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The chicken was outrageously juicy, shredded into succulent hunks that sopped up a brick-red-colored mole made from roasted tomatoes, chiles and onions with ground sesame and pumpkin seeds.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
15 July 2025
Noun
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The last reported occurrence of human-to-human transmission was reported in 1924, according to the National Institutes of Health, and is typically spread through respiratory droplets.—
Sonam Sheth
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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Measles, a highly contagious and sometimes fatal viral disease spread through respiratory droplets, was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
9 July 2025
Noun
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At the first stop, Barber pointed to the building—a French Renaissance landmark from 1883, now a Ralph Lauren store—and located his favorite spot to shoot from, marked by a wad of chewing gum ground into the sidewalk.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Smith also admitted in his plea agreement to carrying a large wad of cash and a small vial of cocaine in his pocket that morning.—
Alex Riggins,
Mercury News,
22 May 2025
Noun
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As with soaker hoses, drip irrigation systems can be covered with mulch to minimize evaporation or runoff.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
5 July 2025
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On opening day, visitors can get a free drip coffee.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
4 July 2025
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“Blob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blob. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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