Thesaurus results for LOB

lob

verb

Definition of lob

as in to throw

to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm he lightly lobbed the errant ball over the fence to the waiting schoolboy

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Recent Examples of lob Almost all my colleagues have by now lobbed an accusation of AI use at a student who had done no such thing. — Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026 Iran and its network of proxy forces have lobbed tens of thousands of rockets, missiles, and drones at major population centers in Israel. — Seth G. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2026 France lobbed one to right-center field when Benge fielded the ball and saw that Jake Cronenworth was headed home. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Instead of delivering a firm throw to second base, Adames could only lob it over. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lob

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The Mets used an opener, left-hander Jefry Yan, and four pitchers behind him, more than one of whom had trouble throwing strikes.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 26 Sep. 2026
Ruisz threw for 255 yards and three TDs for the host Eagles (4-2, 1-2), who snapped a two-game losing streak.

— Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of throw

Verb

But the ritual has increasingly gotten out of hand, culminating with someone hurling a chair into the crowd during the group’s performance last week in Charlotte, North Carolina, and reportedly sending one fan to the hospital.

— Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026
Against one-on-one coverage, Tyquan Thornton broke open on a deep out-breaking route, and with pressure in his face, Patrick Mahomes hurled a pass that Thornton caught for a 30-yard gain and a fresh set of downs.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of hurl

Verb

Then toss a fresh pair of leggings into your cart to wear with popular oversized sweaters, and cute capris for the in-between-temp days.

— Jessie Quinn, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2026
Prison officials said surveillance footage showed Morales and Garcia handed the weapons used to kill Lopez to another inmate, Estevan Saucedo, who tossed them in a garbage can.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of toss

Verb

Surveillance footage of the incident shared by Palermo Today shows a number of passengers throwing punches, before one guest flings a chair at another.

— Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
When the ball hit the turf, Rocchio flung his helmet in the air and Cleveland's dugout emptied onto the field to celebrate.

— CBS News, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

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