Definition of gobblenext
as in to devour
to swallow or eat greedily gobbled the sandwiches like they hadn't eaten for days

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Recent Examples of gobble Last month, in a move that reverberated through the tech industry, Apple raised prices across nearly all of its product lines in response to the surging costs of memory and storage, which are being gobbled up for AI infrastructure. Mark Yarm, PC Magazine, 15 July 2026 In South Florida, the semi-aquatic species has a high reproduction rate and is a generalist feeder, gobbling everything from crabs to snakes to small mammals, according to FWC. Rylan Digiacomo-Rapp, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2026 Deer-Proof Your Garden To keep your flowers from being gobbled up by deer—one of the most heartbreaking of all garden misfortunes—choose flowers that people find glorious and deer find disgusting. Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 13 July 2026 With just two minutes remaining, Lammens parried Pau Cubarsi’s awkward, bouncing 25-yard shot into the path of Mikel Merino, who gobbled up the rebound. Tim Spiers, New York Times, 11 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for gobble
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  • That's because the mechanisms by which black holes devour matter to grow and then merge to create even more massive black holes should take at least 1 billion years to achieve supermassive status.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 July 2026
  • Is there another dish that consumers routinely devour despite scientific research showing each serving takes about 36 minutes off your life, at least according to the University of Michigan?
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026
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  • There's been a drastic increase Fine particulates and gases, including carbon monoxide, are inhaled and can lodge deep within the lungs, causing inflammation and irritation.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 19 July 2026
  • In many cases, people contract the disease by inhaling tiny droplets of contaminated water.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026
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  • Rather than trying to gulp the slimy thing down, Wilkinson went into the kitchen and prepared an extravagant breakfast for himself, complete with Dr Pepper to wash it down.
    Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 12 June 2026
  • Others can’t stand the sound of gulping.
    Sloane Crosley, New Yorker, 8 June 2026

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“Gobble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gobble. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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