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 Criticism was also lobbed at the armor design in the movie, which many on social media felt resembled Batman’s more modern-looking Batsuit. — Zack Sharf, Variety, 10 July 2026 Compare that with three weeks ago, when Ukraine managed to shoot down 15 of the 19 Russian ballistic missiles lobbed at its capital. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 7 July 2026 The past few decades saw similar degrees of vitriol lobbed against the likes of Miley Cyrus, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. — Chelsey Sanchez, CNN Money, 25 June 2026 The president lobbed a bomb at lawmakers over his pick to lead national intelligence after bipartisan backlash. — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for lob

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Jericho pulled out a bag of sand and threw the sand into Ciampa’s eyes, shades of AEW Beach Break.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Shoutout to any restaurant that throws a few of those puppies in with the check.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of throw

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While brief, the gag points to the extreme side of identity politics, where hurling accusations against others for their online transgressions is all too common.

— Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 25 July 2026
That would entail hurling Starship on a longer-range trajectory, perhaps into low-Earth orbit, to bring the vehicle back to the launch site.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2026

Definition of hurl

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The image of Jesse flinging his glove into the air and falling to his knees in celebration will live forever in the minds of Mets fans.

— New York Daily News, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026
The impact flung trillions of tons of debris into the sky, and much of it headed right into that yawning atmosphere and into Earth’s orbit.

— Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

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