bobs (up)

Definition of bobs (up)next
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
  • Gunfire disrupts the silence as Raya emerges through smoke, armed with a tommy gun.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Every year marks the arrival of at least one indie horror filmmaker who seemingly emerges from out of nowhere to become a household name.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Violence arises from a different kind of performance.
    Grace Byron, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Sure, the rules might be the same everywhere, as the Universe fundamentally uses the same fundamental ingredients and the same fundamental laws to form stars, planets, and whatever molecular machinery arises on those worlds all throughout the Universe.
    Big Think, Big Think, 29 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 9 Jan. 2026.

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