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as in fumbled
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way
the first baseman bobbled the catch, so the runner was safe
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Recent Examples of bobbled
Counsell also declined to blame Bregman for not going full speed on a grounder to short in the fifth that Pratt bobbled but still got the out.
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Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
Feeney history, as told by the founders The first season of Feeney ball was a resounding success, despite all the strikeouts and bobbled catches in between.
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Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
With less than four minutes to go and the Texans protecting a seven-point lead, Patrick Mahomes threw a deep ball to Kelce, who bobbled it.
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Dan Pompei,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Freddy Fermin, who earlier in the game homered to give the Padres a 1-0 lead, followed by laying down a sacrifice bunt that Antone simply bobbled and never made a throw on, loading the bases.
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Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
Kyle Branch plated a runner from third on a safety squeeze in which Cook bobbled the ball for an error.
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Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
8 June 2026
The ball got past Crawford for a double and Call went to third when right fielder Adolis Garcia bobbled it.
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Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
31 May 2026
It was bobbled, and Pawlak fired to first; the umpire signaled safe in an extremely close call, one that Aledo players did not agree with.
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Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 May 2026
Toronto third baseman Kazuma Okamoto bobbled a catch in foul territory before recovering to snag the ball barehanded for a remarkable out.
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CBS News,
16 May 2026
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
Feeney history, as told by the founders The first season of Feeney ball was a resounding success, despite all the strikeouts and bobbled catches in between.
—
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
With less than four minutes to go and the Texans protecting a seven-point lead, Patrick Mahomes threw a deep ball to Kelce, who bobbled it.
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Dan Pompei,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Freddy Fermin, who earlier in the game homered to give the Padres a 1-0 lead, followed by laying down a sacrifice bunt that Antone simply bobbled and never made a throw on, loading the bases.
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Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
Kyle Branch plated a runner from third on a safety squeeze in which Cook bobbled the ball for an error.
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Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
8 June 2026
The ball got past Crawford for a double and Call went to third when right fielder Adolis Garcia bobbled it.
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Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
31 May 2026
It was bobbled, and Pawlak fired to first; the umpire signaled safe in an extremely close call, one that Aledo players did not agree with.
—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 May 2026
Toronto third baseman Kazuma Okamoto bobbled a catch in foul territory before recovering to snag the ball barehanded for a remarkable out.
—
CBS News,
16 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bobbled
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But in her concentration, Porsha fumbled her words, which made the Faithfuls, who were desperate for a crumb of evidence so early in the game, suspicious of her sincerity.
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Before that, Tampa Bay fumbled scoring opportunities in five of the first seven innings and stranded five overall.
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The enthusiasm was apparent as the catamaran bobbed around the future site of Pier Wind, which recently received a $20-million grant from the California Energy Commission.
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Yellow dandelions bobbed in the breeze.
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Coach Matt LaFleur faces immense pressure after the team blew a 21-3 playoff lead and finished with five straight losses.
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But what really blew me away was the sheer scale of the panoramas.
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The Willy Chavarria show was air-conditioned, pumped with Xinú perfume and felt expensive.
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But management pumped the brakes on major imminent deal hopes.
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The quake, which struck during morning rush hour, also mildly shook Tokyo.
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One witness said they were forced to evacuate as the earthquake shook buildings, while another reported that cracks formed on the side of their building, according to the outlet.
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Once the squid gather near the surface, lines fitted with bait are lowered into the water and rapidly jerked up and down to imitate small prey such as shrimp, triggering strikes before the catch is reeled aboard.
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Suddenly, the tent jerked and wobbled.
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“Bobbled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bobbled. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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