Thesaurus results for BLOBS

blobs

noun

plural of blob

as in chunks

a small uneven mass flicked a blob of jelly on the toast and began to spread it around

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as in beads

the quantity of fluid that falls naturally in one rounded mass got a blob of honey on his sweater

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Recent Examples of blobs OpenAI’s tools also have similar kinds of blobs with large eyes that might be a little endearing. — Jonquilyn Hill, Vox, 25 Oct. 2026 The objects looked like fuzzy blobs like comets, but didn't move like a comet. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2026 And while Muse’s cuddly bear mascot and Dots’ anthropomorphized blobs feel like obvious attempts to capture a wider consumer audience, Instinct feels markedly different. — Allison Johnson, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026 Use a model only to propose a label for new unstructured blobs. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026 In fact, Lucas and LACMA are members of an encouraging new crop of museums — blobs or otherwise — designed as landscapes themselves rather than just containers in a landscape. — Sam Lubell, Curbed, 21 Sep. 2026 While the Silo 17 citizens are getting murdered en masse, Troy has the image switched to a thermal map and has the audio cut off, so that the people look like colored blobs — and so their screams go unheard. — Noel Murray, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026 The orange and red blobs in the satellite view above show storms with the coldest and tallest cloud tops that are likely raining. — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026 This stunning manicure features shimmery sapphire blue blobs housed by organic chrome spheres on a milky nude base. — Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 20 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Like any problem, Rosenthal says, the best way to start is by breaking it down into smaller, manageable chunks—in this case, quite literally.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 7 Nov. 2026
Previously staunchly pro-Vucic media outlets quickly adopted a more neutral position, while some television channels canceled chunks of their programs altogether and owners reportedly fled the country.

— Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of chunks

Noun

The $239 Carson boot is done in rich black suede, with a silhouette distinguished by relaxed ruching and accented by beads for an edgy-meets-free-spirited vibe.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026
The blankets are filled with beads or pellets to calm anxiety and stress for better sleep.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of beads

Noun

To prevent the seed heads from reseeding, do a preliminary light prune by trimming off the tops in fall, then cut the clumps back fully in spring.

— The Spruce, The Spruce, 8 Nov. 2026
That works out to about 35 hours straight of looking through small clumps of hay for a needle.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of clumps

Noun

Then, in 2007, researchers noted that spidroins engineered in the lab formed liquidlike globs.

— Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 28 Oct. 2026
But globs of liquid mercury worked just fine to show the melting shards coming together, even though its toxicity meant the special effects crew had to wear protective gear over the two-day shoot.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of globs

Noun

The architects picked numbers out of a bowl to determine which of the 100 sites was theirs, and before flying home they were paid for their designs with wads of cash.

— Fred A. Bernstein, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2026
Nestled deep among the wads of shredded paper and other bric-a-brac, the occupants made not a squeak, concealed to anyone who looked through the carrier’s door.

— Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of wads

Noun

Measles spreads through the air and through respiratory droplets, like those released when someone sneezes.

— Rebecca Smullin Dawson, The Conversation, 6 Nov. 2026
Caravel’s platform combines cell-free protein synthesis, microfluidic droplets and bacterial spore display to test millions of protein designs in parallel.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of droplets

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