bobbing (up)

present participle of bob (up)

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breaking out
Verb
  • Frustration is boiling over, and fights are breaking out between people struggling to buy rationed supplies of gasoline.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 June 2026
  • Toph escapes the clutches of her mother — who poisoned and kidnapped her — by revealing her earthbending powers, breaking out of the metal cage to rejoin Team Avatar.
    Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
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“Bobbing (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bobbing%20%28up%29. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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