bobs (up)

Definition of bobs (up)next
present tense third-person singular of bob (up)

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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
  • Prosecutors have described the Survivors’ Act as a narrow tool, relevant only when new evidence emerges, a view sharply at odds with findings from the Oklahoma Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board.
    Stephen Martin, Oklahoma Watch, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Georgina Campbell and Joe Keery star as employees of a self-storage facility on top of a former military base, from whence a killer fungus emerges one night.
    Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • In the story, there is a lot of comedy that naturally arises from tragic moments, from dark, depressing moments.
    Carole Horst, Variety, 10 Jan. 2026
  • In the decades since, analytical philosophers have produced all manner of models meant to explain how consciousness arises.
    Dan Turello, New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2026
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“Bobs (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bobs%20%28up%29. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.

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