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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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bob

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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
The voice bobbed and weaved like a cornered boxer. Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025 The Sea of Excrement, with its bobbing malefactors, is especially memorable. New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
Jenner and Appleton have been collaborating for years, long before Jenner decided to ditch her trademark pixie cut to grow a bob. Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025 Molly Ringwald’s Textured Bob One of the most memorable redheads of the ’80s, Molly Ringwald was also a short-hair icon, chopping her strands into bobs and pixies in a variety of textures. Marci Robin, Allure, 9 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bob
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bouquet
Noun
  • Afterward, Tharp joined Copeland on stage, a bouquet of flowers in hand — the first of many, many colleagues and collaborators emerging from the wings to congratulate Copeland, as golden confetti rained down and the pile of bouquets on the stage swelled.
    Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Others are less vital, but still important, like cutting bouquets or planting some last perennials.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2025

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