bobs (up)

verb

present tense third-person singular of bob (up)
as in crops (up)

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  1. breaks out
  2. emerges
  3. arises
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  • Offense breaks out, Twins rout Athletics Ryan Kreidler created a memory for his friends and family, and the Twins followed suit.
    — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The story tracks a Chinese chef who moves to the Middle East to clear family debts by running a restaurant, only to see the venue become a community refuge when armed conflict breaks out across the region.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of breaks out
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  • In a linebacker room with shallow depth, don’t be surprised if Ili emerges early.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The feature bowed at the Halloween box office in October 2020 and was based on his own 2017 short about a parking lot attendant haunted by a monster who emerges from touchscreen gagets.
    — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of emerges
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  • Commitment arises from the long-term benefits of a change initiative.
    — John Radman, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The working-out of that vision, by way of experience that arises from her sudden change of circumstances, is the movie’s emotional and intellectual heart, its main line, abstract in form but altogether concrete in the decisions that result.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of arises
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