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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
Are jellyfish-like blobs harmful to humans or pets?
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Stephanie Zappelli, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
What is more concerning this summer is the fact that there's an abnormally warm blob of water sitting off the West Coast.
—Zoe Mintz, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
Unlike the smooth stream of fast coronal wind, the slow solar wind comes out of the sun in gusty blobs, which are visible in coronal images as bright rays.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 15 Apr. 2026
The creature, a blob about the size of a human hand, was found in the Mazon Creek area of Illinois, about 50 miles southwest of Chicago, that is rich in fossils from a period before dinosaurs walked the Earth.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
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Stephanie Zappelli, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
What is more concerning this summer is the fact that there's an abnormally warm blob of water sitting off the West Coast.
—Zoe Mintz, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
Unlike the smooth stream of fast coronal wind, the slow solar wind comes out of the sun in gusty blobs, which are visible in coronal images as bright rays.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 15 Apr. 2026
The creature, a blob about the size of a human hand, was found in the Mazon Creek area of Illinois, about 50 miles southwest of Chicago, that is rich in fossils from a period before dinosaurs walked the Earth.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blob
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If, for David Lynch, ideas are like fish in a river, then for Danish provocateur Nicolas Winding Refn, those ideas are like chunks of excrement in an exploded sewage pipe.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
19 May 2026
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Ramsbottom was at his desk when the drone smashed through the workspace's tin ceiling, spraying shrapnel in all directions, and lodging a chunk of glass in the back of his head.—
Michael Kaplan,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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Bieber’s face artfully dotted with globs of lotion.—
Lucy Feldman,
Time,
6 May 2026
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The chemicals made their way into Lake Apopka, turning the crystal clear waters into a pea-green soup filled with globs of gooey algae.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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Fragments of bodies, including clumps of flesh and part of a jaw, were placed in a plastic bag.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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But in the dark, Yara was just trying their best not to trip over young clumps of prickly pear.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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The tiny glow-boosting beads burst upon contact to support elasticity and collagen production, making this an especially good pick for mature skin craving more cushion and bounce.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
20 May 2026
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Manipulations include everything from surgically removing key tissues to implanting beads soaked with signaling molecules to injecting DNA into cells to instruct them to make a different set of proteins.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 May 2026
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But with fat’s waning popularity, Americans were eager to ditch those thick hunks of red meat for lighter poultry.—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 May 2026
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Especially if you got swept into the butcher block craze of recent years, these hunks of wood can be nearly impossible to store in cabinets.—
Rachel Davies,
Architectural Digest,
11 May 2026
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Water droplets flew off the brim.—
Stephen King,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
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Swimming in public pools poses similar risks, since droplets can spread through water.—
Petra Guglielmetti,
Glamour,
14 May 2026
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Tucker’s rapid-fire delivery is punctuated with sound effects, music cues, and the use of a variety of props dangling from his person at all times (including handcuffs, a wad of cash, and two guns).—
Malina Saval,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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Not as punishment, but to better know our playing grounds and appreciate the big and small things—like freeing wads of vegetation from an undercarriage—that turn a field into a stage.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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The tight-fitting lid has a metal knob on top and little bumps called drip points on the underside so that the moisture from condensation is evenly redistributed over the food to keep it moist.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
20 May 2026
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Always‑on drip campaigns, sharing insights, culture and growth paths keep interest warm so critical talent is engaged when the moment to hire arrives.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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“Blob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blob. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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