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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
Even squares or irregular blobs can be broken down into a series of progressively smaller circles and calculated using pi, Davoyan said.
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ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
Each nail features two abstract green blobs that really pop against the deep backdrop.
—Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 7 Mar. 2026
Appearing with the spiral are orange blobs that aren't part of NGC 941 at all.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2026
By the time Mother’s Day rolls around and the garden center check-out line is out the door, witchhazels look like so many big green blobs in pots.
—Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Feb. 2026
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ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
Each nail features two abstract green blobs that really pop against the deep backdrop.
—Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 7 Mar. 2026
Appearing with the spiral are orange blobs that aren't part of NGC 941 at all.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2026
By the time Mother’s Day rolls around and the garden center check-out line is out the door, witchhazels look like so many big green blobs in pots.
—Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blob
Noun
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When the shells cling and tear away chunks of egg white, what should be a quick task turns into a tedious project.—
Sarah Jampel,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
31 Mar. 2026
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But that messaging appears to be wearing thin as the president’s various pronouncements have done little to change the reality that a large chunk of the world’s energy supplies is stranded by the conflict.—
Josh Boak,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Inspired by both pre-Columbian cultures and modern scientific theories, Jensen made energetic diagrams of shapes, symbols, and numbers in loud complementary colors, using thick globs of paint; the results generate a fascinating friction.—
Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2026
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With just a pea-size glob of scat, biologists can genetically decode which individual whale produced the sample.—
Kelso Harper,
Scientific American,
16 Dec. 2025
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This graceful member of the Iris family features long, narrow leaf blades that grow in upright clumps.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
1 Apr. 2026
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Go in for a few extra coats and lashes still look airy and clump-free.—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
28 Mar. 2026
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In the fresh concrete, the white beads were visible, but no leaching of the nutrient was seen until cracking.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Mar. 2026
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In this moment, dozens of them soar, like brilliant beads in a high-speed kaleidoscope amid the feeders placed before me and the other guests of the Mashpi Lodge, 70 miles northwest of Quito, the nation’s capital.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2026
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And perhaps this whole saga illuminates another reason why voters prefer to make young hunks wait until their late 30s, as Jordan did, to get their Oscar — to teach them humility.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
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Like the others, its lead suffers heartily before falling in love with a hunk.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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The first stage focuses on protecting the instrument from Venus’s highly corrosive environment by filtering out sulfuric acid droplets and fine particles.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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Measles is one of the most contagious diseases, spreading easily through air droplets, liable to infect up to 90% of unvaccinated people nearby.—
Katie Silver,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2026
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On the other hand, with the price of gas averaging upward of $5 per gallon in the Chicago metro, driving in from Lombard just to score a wad of one dollar bills may not be the best return on investment for some.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Think of pulling on a wad of gum in your mouth – that thin strand is like the fiber, except scientists slowly lower the big preform into the furnace and pull out the small fiber quickly.—
John Ballato,
The Conversation,
24 Mar. 2026
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There is classic drip coffee, cappuccinos, lattes and mochas, but also fun options like tiramisu and honey lavender lattes.—
Ella Gonzales
April 1,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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To meet his growing costs, Meraj had increased the price of a cup of tea from ten rupees to fifteen, a fifty-per-cent rise (in New York terms, like a cup of drip coffee going from just shy of four dollars to nearly six overnight).—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Blob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blob. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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