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as in chunk
a small uneven mass
flicked a blob of jelly on the toast and began to spread it around
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Recent Examples of blob
The Nest Cam 2-pack works indoors or outdoors, runs on batteries, and actually shows super clear HD footage instead of just fuzzy blobs.
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PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
The latter, which are millimeter-size blobs, are each surrounded by black rings that scientists determined contain iron and phosphate after studying them with Perseverance's toolkit.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
That doesn’t mean that the four-door looks like an amorphous blob, though (unlike some of its competitors).
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2025
Proto-Gabrielle in the Atlantic The most uncertain forecast of the three storms is the blob of storminess in the central Atlantic that's currently ambling its way west across the ocean.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
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PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
The latter, which are millimeter-size blobs, are each surrounded by black rings that scientists determined contain iron and phosphate after studying them with Perseverance's toolkit.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
That doesn’t mean that the four-door looks like an amorphous blob, though (unlike some of its competitors).
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2025
Proto-Gabrielle in the Atlantic The most uncertain forecast of the three storms is the blob of storminess in the central Atlantic that's currently ambling its way west across the ocean.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blob
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Having spent large chunks of the past year digging out from under an avalanche of derision, Stevenson has also tasted the spoils of success with the Bears, a two-time NFC Defensive Player of the Week honoree who, in the past two games, has shown flashes of what his best football looks like.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The bigger issue is that the Ravens, while losing games, have also lost a good chunk of their star talent on both sides of the ball to injuries.—
Jacob Camenker,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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Then Domokos and the chief engineer of the model spotted a glob of stray glue clinging to one of its vertices.—
Elise Cutts,
Wired News,
10 Aug. 2025
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Drink options include the Green Dread – a bright green gin concoction served from a beaker – and the Bloodsucker, a rum and blackberry liqueur drink served with a dollop of dark red jello meant to look like a glob of blood.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
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Discard the woody central clump of the plant when dividing.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
29 Sep. 2025
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The aberrant gene makes a form of the huntingtin protein that clumps into toxic aggregates, which prevent nerves from functioning normally.—
Alice Park,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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The act of threading beads onto string or elastic can help improve fine motor skills, too.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Artifacts located near the panels – stone points, the pigments and dentalium shells or beads – suggest long-distance ties to Pre-Pottery Neolithic (PPN) communities in the Levant, hundreds of miles away.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 Sep. 2025
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Let’s Bring Back Fondue Night When fondue pots were at the height of their popularity in the 1970s, everyone would gather around the table in their house clogs and bell bottoms with skewers ready to dip into melty cheese, smooth chocolate, and even piping-hot oil (for cooking small hunks of meat).—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
2 Oct. 2025
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At an open call, scores of would-be hunks lined up for the gig — and all of them looked like Timothée Chalamet.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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But salmon have no boundaries, and bears in pursuit often wander close enough to count droplets clinging to their fur.—
Susan Portnoy,
AFAR Media,
3 Oct. 2025
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Inside the most complex machine mankind has ever devised, a laser beam hits a droplet of tin 50,000 times per second, generating temperatures 40 times those found on the surface of the Sun.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Later that night, a man handed the young woman a wad of cash.—
Avery Schmitz,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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Everyone gathered around to help flip the meat, stuffing wads of lettuce wraps into their cheeks and washing it down with soju.—
Irene Yoo
September 26,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
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If that spat was a microdose, Longstaff’s performance was a 90-minute saline drip of all-action brilliance that cured any ailment.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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The homes of the legendary architect, who pushed the limits of design and technology, are well-known for their drip, drip, drips, even when they aren’t perched on water features.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Blob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blob. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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