bobbed (up)

Definition of bobbed (up)next
past tense of bob (up)
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Verb
  • Season 1 of the medical drama broke out in a major way in 2025, winning five Emmys, including outstanding drama series, lead actor for Noah Wyle, supporting actress for Katherine LaNasa, casting and Hatosy’s guest victory.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
  • But when the war broke out days later, mortgage rates jumped alongside bond yields.
    Rachel Barber, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The next day, Nataliia was washing the landing outside of her apartment with vinegar, as advised by officials, when an evacuation order was issued.
    Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The 36-year-old woman driving the Jeep was issued a citation for failure to avoid an accident.
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The hospice movement that emerged in the latter half of the last century improved conditions for patients in the later years of life, replacing sterile, clinical hospital settings with holistic care centered on pain management, dignity, and quality of life.
    Tom Koutsoumpas, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
  • One Midwestern city has emerged as a nitrate pollution hot spot, with levels in local rivers so high that the city had to build one of the largest nitrate removal plants in the world.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • His numbers rose from 246 total yards in his first three seasons to 717 in his senior campaign alone.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Emerging-market equities rose to a record high, buoyed by optimism over the artificial intelligence trade and a report that Iran offered a new proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
    Marcus Wong, Bloomberg, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Bobbed (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bobbed%20%28up%29. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.

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