bobs (up)

present tense third-person singular of bob (up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bobs (up)
Verb
  • At times, yes, when a football match breaks out between all of those stoppages.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Continue reading … POLITICS SENATE SHOWDOWN – Yelling match breaks out in Senate hearing with former Biden official over ‘two spirit’ safe spaces.
    , FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Can Sheppard play well enough that Houston emerges as a contender with him as its point guard?
    Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Reassess the lawn when spring growth emerges to determine if overseeding or sod is needed.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • No matter what situation arises, the player knows how to solve it.
    Joe Boylan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Digital exhaustion is a modern workplace challenge that arises not from poor management, but from the way digital tools disrupt our cognitive and emotional balance.
    Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Bobs (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bobs%20%28up%29. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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