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Recent Examples of gobble
But Carney squirmed a bit as Trump riffed on his contentious plan for the U.S. to gobble up Canada.
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 May 2025
Each member of that trio was on the ice for 1:16 when Byfield gobbled up a loose puck along the boards, walked in and beat Skinner.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
The tom soon started gobbling again on a regular basis.
—Thomas Weddle, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2025
Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Meta, was testifying in an antitrust case brought by the FTC alleging Meta gobbled up rivals as a way to preserve its power and pad its bottom line.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 15 Apr. 2025
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 May 2025
Each member of that trio was on the ice for 1:16 when Byfield gobbled up a loose puck along the boards, walked in and beat Skinner.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
The tom soon started gobbling again on a regular basis.
—Thomas Weddle, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2025
Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Meta, was testifying in an antitrust case brought by the FTC alleging Meta gobbled up rivals as a way to preserve its power and pad its bottom line.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gobble
Verb
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Slugs can devour seedlings overnight, eat the petals off flowers, and leave ugly holes in ripening fruits and vegetables.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 May 2025
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The instant, ardent determination with which Anna devours Joseph’s letters and begins her affair with Oliver is the crux both of the story and of its form.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
28 May 2025
Verb
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When aerosols such as sea spray or smoke are inhaled, the fine particles can reach deep into the body, entering the bloodstream and even the brain when the particles are small enough.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
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When using bleach, try not to inhale any of the fumes and open windows when possible.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
26 May 2025
Verb
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The young woman gulps it down, not realizing it is laced with a sedative.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
20 May 2025
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Some daredevils will let tarpon, which can grow up to 8 feet long, gulp their hands to the wrist for a great video moment, but Robbie’s visitors on a relatively quiet day in March were dangling fish through holes in a net, seemingly reluctant to participate in any unnerving limb gulping.—
Marnie Hunter,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Gobble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gobble. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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