as in chunk
a small uneven mass
deftly avoided stepping in a gobbet of spit on the sidewalk
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Add oak chunks in a smoker box or foil packet with ventilation holes.
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Instead of a monthly check, every American would be given an account containing a chunk of equity invested in a broad portfolio.
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His torso and thighs grow eye-poppingly muscular beneath their skimpy fur-and-leather togs—a development that does not go unnoticed by a warrior named Red Hair, who plucks the young hunk from his post and tosses him into the prime time of the gladiator pit.
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The actor is also well-aware of Almanzo’s heartthrob status — hey, someone in Walnut Grove had to be the town hunk!
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The alpha heroes of 1980s romances—ranch owners, corporate raiders, anyone played by Michael Douglas—tended to be emotionally constipated anti-feminists intent on dominating the opposite sex by using testosterone and wads of cash.
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And Lamanna’s coauthor Jingmai O’Connor, vertebrate paleontologist and associate curator of fossil reptiles at Chicago’s Field Museum, also pointed out wads of bone found in the Changma Basin resemble pellets that owls regurgitate after feeding on prey.
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Remove sticks, rocks, clumps, and other debris from the soil that can impede growth.
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Now the players were clumps of broken petals on grass.
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Pastas, all made in house, are a solid choice too—like the Squid Ink Orecchiette with lump crab.
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Stocklas was retired by the time of his Powerball win, which netted a lump-sum payment of $191 million.
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Throughout the week, nightstands tend to collect books, cups, charging cords, and the occasional water ring and glob of lotion residue, too.
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Instead of being rolled, the enchiladas are stacked with slivers of tortilla, then topped with the familiar glob of cheese.
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“Gobbet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gobbet. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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