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verb

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Recent Examples of bobble
Noun
Reliever Nuri Gutman pitched well to strike out the side in the fourth inning, but Romero turned a double in the left-center gap into another run off a bobble by the defense. Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 24 May 2025 Washington Commanders fans have not forgotten about Philadelphia mayor Cherelle Parker's spelling bobble last week. Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025
Verb
Machado committed three errors, Jake Cronenworth bobbled a ball that might have prevented a run and helped end the carnage earlier in the seventh and Jose Iglesias erred in the eighth. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2025 On Sunday night, third baseman Mark Vientos bobbled a leadoff grounder by Paul Goldschmidt to spark a two-run first inning for the Yankees. Jerry Beach, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for bobble
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bobble
Noun
  • My family has a history of a lot of the same mistakes, especially among the men.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 27 June 2025
  • Jumping onto Andrew Cuomo’s leaky ship was a devastating mistake for the pro-Israel movement.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • While the pull chain is much easier than trying to fumble with a tiny button, the shade occasionally catches on it when closing.
    Simon Hill, Wired News, 18 June 2025
  • His team had just fumbled a win on the biggest stage, and his eyes wandered.
    Tony East, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
Verb
  • Still, the song served as a decent rallying cry, with audience members smiling and bobbing along as gospel singers filed down the aisles.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 June 2025
  • While his bandmates pranced around the stage with black dildos bobbing from their noses and top hats jauntily cocked, Forrest would open the show in a Joker-esque getup, holding a flaming Bible.
    Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2025
Noun
  • Even with good intentions, these salon blunders are better avoided, according to experts.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 19 June 2025
  • Other big moments in Trump’s presidency include the leak of U.S. military attack plans to Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg, what was widely considered to be the first major blunder of his second term.
    Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Verb
  • Try to find a place that will block blowing or falling debris.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2025
  • Dort may not have picked up a foul on this particular play, part of a special second-half suffocation of Haliburton, but there are other moments like this when an official blows the whistle.
    Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Verb
  • The latest addition the InMotion's range will certainly get the adrenaline pumping with a top speed of 43.5 mph (70 km/h).
    Paul Ridden June 24, New Atlas, 24 June 2025
  • Foreigners have responded by pumping money into America and now own 18% of the U.S. stock market, according to Apollo chief economist Torsten Sløk.
    Greg McKenna, Fortune, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • That poll surveyed 658 Virginia residents between May 12 and May 19, and has a weighted margin of error of 5.25 percent.
    Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
  • Many small business workers may not have digital access or face language barriers when missing paperwork or tech errors can result in automatic loss of coverage.
    Rhett Buttle, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Verb
  • And beside them, Milford, Weymouth and St. John’s of Shrewsbury also shook off their sub-20 seeding to advance at least once in an all-time showing of parity.
    Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 21 June 2025
  • The tragedy shook the small Ohio town — and stunned viewers who remembered the Stockdale family's 2008 appearance on ABC's Wife Swap.
    Christina Coulter, People.com, 21 June 2025

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“Bobble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bobble. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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