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as in chunk
a small uneven mass
found a glob of chewing gum under my theater seat
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Recent Examples of glob
Each glob of goo will connect to any glob it is placed next to, which allows for all kinds of creations – especially as variables are introduced that toy with the game’s physics.
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Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 6 May 2025
The soft egg contains a glob of orange goo in the middle.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
There were globs of stuff coming out of me, like sheets of it.
—Essence, 25 Apr. 2025
Beelzebub, however, is nothing but evil incarnate, first appearing as a sort of metaphysical pollution—a writhing black oil-like glob suspended in midair.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2025
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Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 6 May 2025
The soft egg contains a glob of orange goo in the middle.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
There were globs of stuff coming out of me, like sheets of it.
—Essence, 25 Apr. 2025
Beelzebub, however, is nothing but evil incarnate, first appearing as a sort of metaphysical pollution—a writhing black oil-like glob suspended in midair.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glob
Noun
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Work continues to crack down on bots Work continues still to crack down on bots buying up chunks of tickets.—
Arpan Lobo,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski are both set to miss a significant chunk of the season, while Dominic Solanke’s ankle injury is another cause for concern.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The director also brought out Lorraine's rosemary beads, a signature of the character to help banish dark spirits.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Mardi Gras beads were also draped over alligator decor.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Look for pink growing points near the top of the root clump.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Sep. 2025
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These clumps, in turn, reveal something about the evolutionary history of the star that exploded.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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That coupled with the blood droplets in the front hallway and the front walkway, investigators were able to obtain a search warrant for the house on Southwest Sixth Avenue.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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Cumberland Falls is one of only two places in the world that regularly produces moonbows — a night-time rainbow created by moonlight refracting through water droplets.—
Ray Padilla,
Louisville Courier Journal,
6 Sep. 2025
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This yuckster attitude was apparently contagious, because Gray herself got in on the act on a day in which she was scheduled to kiss the young hunk Christopher Atkins, who had a recurring role for one season as a camp counselor.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Sep. 2025
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But inside, slabs of colored glass, hunks of polished resin, and sundry material experiments gleam like mirages in the sunlight that streams in from the ceiling and windows.—
Hannah Martin,
Architectural Digest,
4 Sep. 2025
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Use a funnel to fill the feeder to avoid drips and spills on the exterior.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
2 Sep. 2025
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Matchas, cortados, lattes, drip coffee, cold brew and other drinks are included on the shop’s current menu, with a promise of more options coming this fall.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The boy had a wad of cash in his hand, which De Jager accepted without counting, still stunned.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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The New York Times reports that more associates of Mayor Eric Adams are likely to face corruption charges — and that was before an explosive report in The CITY that an Adams campaign advisor tried to give a reporter a wad of cash stuffed inside a bag of potato chips.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Sabalenka, who has the much greater variety of the two players, started to bring the drop shot into play.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Ultimately, costly mistakes — a Miles Sanders red zone fumble in the third quarter and three drops from CeeDee Lamb in the fourth quarter — gave the Eagles a slim 24-20 victory.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Glob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glob. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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