bobbed (up)

past tense of bob (up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bobbed (up)
Verb
  • Some broke out into dancing, while many became emotional, hugging one another.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The brothers chased the intruder out of the house and into a nearby alley, where a fight broke out.
    Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • If there is a potential for temperatures to fall into these thresholds, a freeze watch may be issued a few days ahead of time.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The Federal Aviation Administration issued a directive that temporarily bars MD-11 planes from flight just days after a UPS plane of the same model crashed in Louisville.
    Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • People haven’t emerged from their houses.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Soeren Stache | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Microsoft is giving employees a way to raise concerns about the uses of its technology after controversy emerged over the company's work in the Middle East.
    Jordan Novet, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Taking a glance at global markets overnight, Asia-Pacific markets rose, tracking Wall Street gains after AMD’s third-quarter earnings beat lifted artificial intelligence stocks.
    Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The figure rose to a record high of 55 percent in 2022 and 2023.
    Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Bobbed (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bobbed%20%28up%29. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.

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