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
But just two days later, the U.S. lobbed bombs at three Iranian nuclear sites.
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Cate Martel, The Hill, 23 June 2025
As the Court recognized on Friday after the defense first lobbed this baseless accusation, nothing could be further from the truth.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 16 June 2025
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's feud continued to escalate as the pair lobbed insults at one another over social media on Thursday, June 5.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 6 June 2025
Observers had long wondered if the friendship between the two brash billionaires known for lobbing insults online would flame out in spectacular fashion.
—Michelle L. Price, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
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Cate Martel, The Hill, 23 June 2025
As the Court recognized on Friday after the defense first lobbed this baseless accusation, nothing could be further from the truth.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 16 June 2025
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's feud continued to escalate as the pair lobbed insults at one another over social media on Thursday, June 5.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 6 June 2025
Observers had long wondered if the friendship between the two brash billionaires known for lobbing insults online would flame out in spectacular fashion.
—Michelle L. Price, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lob
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Ohtani recorded two strikeouts while throwing 18 pitches, allowing his only baserunner on an error when Mookie Betts dropped a popup in the sun.—
Greg Beacham,
Chicago Tribune,
23 June 2025
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The match was initially suspended as seats in the Salernitana section of the ground were ripped up and thrown onto the pitch, alongside flares, and the referee took both sets of players off the field and back into the changing rooms.—
Ali Rampling,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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President Trump had mostly resisted from hurling direct insults against Fed Chair Powell in his second term.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Trump has repeatedly hurled names and insults onto the political stage, casting rivals as enemies and taking heat for dehumanizing language against immigrants.—
Julia Mueller,
The Hill,
18 June 2025
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For weeks, social media has been flooded with videos of federal agents, their faces often shrouded by masks, violently arresting bystanders who are filming their actions, dragging a taco stand vendor by her arm and tossing smoke bombs into a crowd of angry onlookers.—
Libor Jany,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2025
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They’re rolled across bathroom floors, stored in public bins at TSA checkpoints, and tossed into airplane cargo holds.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 June 2025
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Sister Brigida, who taught history, flung chalkboard erasers at the ground by our feet, and the yellow dust clung to our dark polyester trousers.—
Ottessa Moshfegh,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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When Squid Game first flung us into its arena of despair, questioning the status quo was the series’ fuel, and its narrative rhythm had the jagged urgency of that initial run of Red Light, Green Light.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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“Lob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lob. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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