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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
Appearing with the spiral are orange blobs that aren't part of NGC 941 at all.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2026
By the time Mother’s Day rolls around and the garden center check-out line is out the door, witchhazels look like so many big green blobs in pots.
—Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Feb. 2026
There's no wrong way to make blobs and squiggles.
—Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 20 Feb. 2026
The banana-loving blobs have already been trotted out to advertise the Games, appearing in a spot with Team USA snowboarding gold medalist Chloe Kim.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
To a lay person, the pixel-ly blobs in shades of orange may not look too impressive.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 11 Dec. 2025
Tree silhouettes turn Seussian as their branches and canopies disappear into wonky green blobs.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 10 Dec. 2025
How to Remove Stains From Clothes Act Promptly When stains happen, use a spoon, dull knife, or the edge of a credit card to lift away any semi-liquid blobs or solids.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2025
Such activity, also known as space weather events, can include eruptions of high-energy light called solar flares, as well as coronal mass ejections, which are giant blobs of solar plasma and magnetic field blasted into space.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 19 Nov. 2025
Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2026
By the time Mother’s Day rolls around and the garden center check-out line is out the door, witchhazels look like so many big green blobs in pots.
—Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Feb. 2026
There's no wrong way to make blobs and squiggles.
—Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 20 Feb. 2026
The banana-loving blobs have already been trotted out to advertise the Games, appearing in a spot with Team USA snowboarding gold medalist Chloe Kim.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
To a lay person, the pixel-ly blobs in shades of orange may not look too impressive.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 11 Dec. 2025
Tree silhouettes turn Seussian as their branches and canopies disappear into wonky green blobs.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 10 Dec. 2025
How to Remove Stains From Clothes Act Promptly When stains happen, use a spoon, dull knife, or the edge of a credit card to lift away any semi-liquid blobs or solids.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2025
Such activity, also known as space weather events, can include eruptions of high-energy light called solar flares, as well as coronal mass ejections, which are giant blobs of solar plasma and magnetic field blasted into space.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 19 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blobs
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The flavors in the beef carpaccio antipasti with Pioppini mushrooms, green apple chunks, and celeriac were beautifully balanced.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Mar. 2026
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The city is doing the project in small chunks in hopes of minimizing impacts on businesses and has plans to partner with Noblesville Main Street and the Noblesville Chamber of Commerce to encourage residents to still visit the business during construction.—
Jake Allen,
IndyStar,
3 Mar. 2026
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From the sounds of brass bands to beads flying through the air, organizers say this year's celebration was the biggest yet, considered the largest Mardi Gras parade in California.—
Conor McGill,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2026
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But following a call from the influential archbishop of Manila, a million people armed only with flowers, rosary beads and prayers surrounded the camps.—
Keith B. Richburg,
Washington Post,
25 Feb. 2026
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When exposed to moisture, including indoor humidity, powder detergent clumps and harden, rendering it unusable.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Feb. 2026
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These hybrid lilies are well-behaved, spreading to form clumps over three to four years.—
Barbara Gillette,
The Spruce,
27 Feb. 2026
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Inspired by both pre-Columbian cultures and modern scientific theories, Jensen made energetic diagrams of shapes, symbols, and numbers in loud complementary colors, using thick globs of paint; the results generate a fascinating friction.—
Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2026
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Use those wads of wrapping paper leftover from a birthday, baby shower, or holiday bash to stuff the bottom and sides of the box and prevent shifting during shipping.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
25 Dec. 2025
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Hanging ornaments with care can be one of the highlights of the holiday season, but untangling wads of string lights is far less enjoyable.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Their fur is so thick and well-groomed that the water droplets don’t get down to their skin.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
1 Mar. 2026
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How To Remove Hard-Water Stains Shower doors often develop chalky, white, hard-water stains from droplets of water drying on the glass.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2026
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Dutta recalled his grandmother always trying to force out the last drips from cartons and containers, while Tang had his own problems when cleaning his cast iron wok pan.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
5 Mar. 2026
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Beyond injectables, med spas are increasingly jumping on the broader wellness culture, offering intravenous drips.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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Typically, their damage is mostly limited to the bumps and lumps created by their tunneling activity.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2026
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The buildings had suffered many injuries inside and out, lumps and bumps everywhere.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Blobs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blobs. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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