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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
But even that latter monster showed only a shimmering red blob of a planet with shifting, indistinct imagery.
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Rod Pyle, Space.com, 14 July 2025
This may look like blobs of mucus in the toilet or jelly-like strands of mucus on the stool.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 21 June 2025
North America is dripping—with sizable blobs of rock sinking from the underside of the continent, beneath the U.S. Midwest, into the Earth's mantle below.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
You have been warned, be on alert for the blob and protect your passwords.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
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Rod Pyle, Space.com, 14 July 2025
This may look like blobs of mucus in the toilet or jelly-like strands of mucus on the stool.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 21 June 2025
North America is dripping—with sizable blobs of rock sinking from the underside of the continent, beneath the U.S. Midwest, into the Earth's mantle below.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
You have been warned, be on alert for the blob and protect your passwords.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blob
Noun
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No unwieldy chocolate chunks, overwhelming ripples, or unpleasantly gritty, grainy bits of chocolate.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 July 2025
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Until that changes, a large chunk will continue to seek their soccer elsewhere.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
Noun
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Each glob of goo will connect to any glob it is placed next to, which allows for all kinds of creations – especially as variables are introduced that toy with the game’s physics.—
Joshua Rivera,
Vulture,
6 May 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,
Quanta Magazine,
25 June 2025
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When prepared per the suggestion of its packaging, the combo of about 30 grams of cookies ’n’ cream powder mixed with 6 ounces of water yields a thick beige liquid that’s punctuated by little black clumps of cookie dust.—
Pete Cottell,
Wired News,
17 July 2025
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Therefore, a system could identify clumps of debris big enough to contain remains.—
Robin R. Murphy,
The Conversation,
16 July 2025
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Archaeologists also uncovered pieces of clothing in the graves with amber and glass beads and iron fibulae used to fasten garments.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
29 July 2025
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Cooling properties Gel mattress toppers have an innate cooling property, thanks to the gel beads dispersed around the topper, unlike memory foam toppers, which can trap heat and make for a hotter sleeping experience.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
28 July 2025
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Just as theatrical—and perhaps even more thrilling—is the restaurant’s turmeric-marinated catfish, the fish cut into hunks and twice-cooked: first, with a crisping swim in the kitchen’s deep fryer, offstage in the kitchen, then at the table, in a sizzling skillet set over a portable burner.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
20 July 2025
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The chicken was outrageously juicy, shredded into succulent hunks that sopped up a brick-red-colored mole made from roasted tomatoes, chiles and onions with ground sesame and pumpkin seeds.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
15 July 2025
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Scientists long thought that our droplets of sweat coalesced on the surface of our skin, and the authors of the analysis found something similar, albeit in pools.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
25 July 2025
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Double rainbows occur when light is reflected twice inside a droplet, resulting in a secondary arc above the primary one, with the color order reversed.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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The most recent example of this inconceivably opaque situation involves the wad being spent on TV ads promoting candidates for mayor of Detroit.—
M.L. Elrick,
Freep.com,
21 July 2025
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So the wad of gauze was slapped on his ear for dramatic effect, as suspected.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
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Reubens says self-watering containers, drip irrigation systems with timers, or even DIY methods like upside-down water bottles or water globes can keep plants hydrated for several days.—
Andrea Beck,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 July 2025
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Tears turned her mascara into long black drips down her cheeks.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
29 July 2025
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“Blob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blob. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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