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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
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.
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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
My reverence for feelings is precise, forensic even, but for me facts are malleable things, little blobs of cold clay waiting to be warmed up and shaped.
—Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Taken together, these insights helped scientists arrive at the current prevailing theory that a Mars-size object smashed into Earth, ejecting a blob of molten material from our planet that became the moon.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
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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
My reverence for feelings is precise, forensic even, but for me facts are malleable things, little blobs of cold clay waiting to be warmed up and shaped.
—Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Taken together, these insights helped scientists arrive at the current prevailing theory that a Mars-size object smashed into Earth, ejecting a blob of molten material from our planet that became the moon.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blob
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Last October, Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced the country handed over a chunk of Escobar's ranch to women caught up in the nation's armed conflict.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Gase then spent a large chunk of his coaching history with the Broncos from 2009-14, the last three seasons serving as the team’s offensive coordinator before the Dolphins gave him a shot as head coach.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Most nail artists use a clear gel with a thick consistency (Chue opts for the Aprés Builder Top Gelcoat) to create these designs, ranging from simple globs to translucent jelly ridges.—
Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
27 Apr. 2026
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Scientist can’t be blamed for not recognizing the fleshy glob, because Relicanthus daphneae baffled experts for decades, the American Museum of Natural History reports.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Apr. 2026
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During the procedure, doctors are looking to remove polyps—small clumps of cells that form on the lining of the colon or rectum.—
Holly Burns,
Time,
6 May 2026
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The first mystery that could be solved involves an ultradense clump of matter detected in the system JVAS B1938+666, which is gravitationally lensed, or visibly distorted, thanks to a quirk of general relativity.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
6 May 2026
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With its mermaid-style skirt, full sleeves, furry collar and panache of tall black feathers on a crowning headpiece, the ensemble was a callback to the opulence of the 1920s, Cowan said, finished off with 255,000 crystals and beads.—
Assistant Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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The beads release a lemon-fresh scent while breaking down grease trapped in garbage disposals.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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Debbie Allen, who starred as Catherine Avery and often directs episodes of the show, was happily sandwiched between Grey's hunks Anthony Hill (left) and Trevor Jackson.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
PEOPLE,
7 May 2026
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Another, from 2009, is dominated by the profile of what appears to be a guard dog gripping a black hunk of something unidentifiable.—
Ben Davis,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Both surfaces are superhydrophobic, meaning water forms droplets and rolls off instead of spreading.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
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Instead, the black smoke from the fires can be seen in satellite images, and some locals have shared images of black droplets covering their car windshields and windows.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
1 May 2026
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Who wouldn’t love finding a huge wad of cash?—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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This was long before Mayor Giuliani got his shorts in a wad about Ofili’s The Holy Virgin Mary, part of a 1999 group show at the Brooklyn Museum displaying art owned by the advertising mogul Charles Saatchi.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
20 Apr. 2026
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The new shop’s coffee menu includes French press, cold brew, drip coffee, espresso and lattes, according to a menu on the front counter.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
5 May 2026
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To avoid powdery mildew, water the plants at the soil line with your hose or a drip line system and keep their leaves as dry as possible.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 May 2026
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“Blob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blob. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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