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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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Recent Examples of blobs
Unlike some recent soft robotic concepts that resemble blobs of slime or liquid droplets, the NTU design maintains a solid but flexible structure.
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New Atlas, 8 June 2026
Nilsson’s version shares little with its source beyond Adam and Eve themselves, here recast as doughy, beigy silhouettes striking poses amid an almost psychedelic soup of parti-color fronds, blobs, and amoebas.
—Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
To tie the space together, the sink and floor tile match the painting's black blobs.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 25 May 2026
Two Rorschach blobs as tall as men—one dark, the other a bright copper and blue—cast lassos at each other.
—Walker Mimms, The New York Review of Books, 23 May 2026
Everyone thinks fat stores are just these passive blobs of tissue that hang off your body.
—Eileen Finan, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
No, the blobs aren’t coming back.
—ArsTechnica, 12 May 2026
Although the transparent blue blobs resemble jellyfish, velella velella aren’t actually jellies, according to the National Park Service.
—Stephanie Zappelli, Sacbee.com, 23 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
New Atlas, 8 June 2026
Nilsson’s version shares little with its source beyond Adam and Eve themselves, here recast as doughy, beigy silhouettes striking poses amid an almost psychedelic soup of parti-color fronds, blobs, and amoebas.
—Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
To tie the space together, the sink and floor tile match the painting's black blobs.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 25 May 2026
Two Rorschach blobs as tall as men—one dark, the other a bright copper and blue—cast lassos at each other.
—Walker Mimms, The New York Review of Books, 23 May 2026
Everyone thinks fat stores are just these passive blobs of tissue that hang off your body.
—Eileen Finan, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
No, the blobs aren’t coming back.
—ArsTechnica, 12 May 2026
Although the transparent blue blobs resemble jellyfish, velella velella aren’t actually jellies, according to the National Park Service.
—Stephanie Zappelli, Sacbee.com, 23 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blobs
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And the green, gorgeous Honeydew Smash ($19) boasts the gem-like tint of Midori Melon Liqueur, made with both Dos Hombres Tequila and Mezcal and finished with a garnish of fruity melon chunks.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 June 2026
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Red Velvet Cake Batter is loaded with massive chunks of red velvet cake and swirls of cream cheese frosting.—
Tristan Graziano,
Charlotte Observer,
4 June 2026
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There’s no actual metal on Pareidolia, just fragments that Muir has excavated from metal’s marginalia and spun into what resembles a kaleidoscope filled with black beads.—
Brad Sanders,
Pitchfork,
8 June 2026
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Escola's custom Wiederhoeft creation featured a lace-up corset in pale blue taffeta with draping at the chest and hips and hand-embroidered metallic blue glass beads.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
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Lungwort is a slow grower, forming dense clumps over time.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
4 June 2026
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This time of year pollen can frequently be seen blowing through the air and forming clumps on the ground, as trees shed pollen as part of the reproductive process.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
29 May 2026
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Bathroom sink drains can become clogged from hair, globs of toothpaste, and soapy residue.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
30 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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And Lamanna’s coauthor Jingmai O’Connor, vertebrate paleontologist and associate curator of fossil reptiles at Chicago’s Field Museum, also pointed out wads of bone found in the Changma Basin resemble pellets that owls regurgitate after feeding on prey.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
4 June 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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Unlike some recent soft robotic concepts that resemble blobs of slime or liquid droplets, the NTU design maintains a solid but flexible structure.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 June 2026
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Beside her, the dog shakes itself, droplets flying from it, then fixes her with an appraising gaze.—
Maggie O’Farrell,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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So does her strategy of releasing information in covert drips, often not revealing facts until the reader has likely figured them out.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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The new generation of luxury retreats — places like Preidlhof, Sha Wellness and Velaa Private Island — now offer infrared therapy, cryotherapy, stem cell treatments, IV vitamin drips and biometric testing alongside the traditional spa menu.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
23 May 2026
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The question becomes whether the Blues want to bring in a reinforcement now or let their recent high draft picks take their lumps.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
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This fermentation process separates the milk into curds (the thicker lumps of cheese) and whey (the liquid portion).—
Sarah Bence,
Verywell Health,
24 May 2026
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“Blobs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blobs. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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