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as in to shave
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument bobbed her waist-length hair herself on her 18th birthday

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noun

Scottish
as in bouquet
a bunch of flowers the lassie carried only a little bob on her wedding day

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Recent Examples of bob
Verb
These ten red clay courts nestled in Riverside Park are fairly idyllic with unusually handsome plantings, friendly volunteers, and sailboats bobbing on the water nearby. David Shaftel, Curbed, 26 Aug. 2025 The boat gently bobbed above where the divers soon would be swimming. Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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The actress said that there were concerns that her hair, which at the time was styled as a bob, would not hold up to the transformation. Michael Nied, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025 The first image shows her long locks sweeping past her shoulder, left; and the second image showing her sleek bob, right. Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bob
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bouquet
Noun
  • By Thursday, passersby had created a makeshift memorial just beyond the Calçada da Glória, leaving bouquets of flowers under barricade tape set up by emergency workers.
    Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Instead, a pre-arranged bouquet adds elegance and color with minimal effort.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Bob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bob. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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