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
Outside federal agents lobbed less-lethal weapons and tear gas at protesters who gathered at the Camarillo grow house Thursday while employees were being rounded up and arrested inside.
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Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 11 July 2025
Backup quarterback Joshua Dobbs lobbed the ball in their direction almost immediately after taking the snap.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 30 July 2025
Then at one point, in the midst of an argument with Strong, Weatherley lobbed the accusations about Betty Strong’s death at him, Barrington said.
—Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 16 July 2025
Southern California’s Marxists came out of the woodwork to defend Mamdani and lob personal attacks at me.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
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Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 11 July 2025
Backup quarterback Joshua Dobbs lobbed the ball in their direction almost immediately after taking the snap.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 30 July 2025
Then at one point, in the midst of an argument with Strong, Weatherley lobbed the accusations about Betty Strong’s death at him, Barrington said.
—Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 16 July 2025
Southern California’s Marxists came out of the woodwork to defend Mamdani and lob personal attacks at me.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lob
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Lake Mary turned the ball over three times last week in losing its kickoff classic game to Oviedo 14-9, but Grubbs threw for nearly 400 yards and Schulz had more than 10 catches.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Aug. 2025
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None of the 21 relievers who’ve thrown more than 57 innings are in Houston’s bullpen, either.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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For those unfamiliar with the moment, Scott hurled five words at Lohmann after her late tackle.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
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In April, the All-Star left-hander hurled six shutout innings with nine strikeouts against the Rays in Tampa.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
18 Aug. 2025
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From there, Young tossed an accurate ball to Sanders for a would-be first down and it was dropped by the second-year tight end, who has put together an otherwise excellent camp.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Aug. 2025
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Teams of two will compete by tossing bacon from skillet to skillet.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
15 Aug. 2025
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Responsible disposal of smoking materials: Prudently discard cigarette butts and avoid flinging cigarettes or matches from a moving vehicle.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Later, Cano was captured grabbing what appeared to be the DJ’s laptop, taunted the crowd with destroying it, and then flung the device onto the stage platform before stomping on it multiple times, showing off its cracked screen.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Lob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lob. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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