bobs (up)

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
  • However, things get messy when a former survivor of the serial killer emerges for revenge.
    Emy LaCroix, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The concept re-emerges four years after the US Navy and Army canceled their railgun programs in 2021, citing excessive costs, technical hurdles, and questions about operational practicality.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • But every shift in the tone of the film arises out of DaCosta’s feeling about the protagonist.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 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 4 Nov. 2025.

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