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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
When thinking about mold in the home, the image of fuzzy green globs clinging to old bread may come to mind.
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Bridget Reed Morawski, Architectural Digest, 14 Jan. 2025
At the end of the first song, a small red glob rained down from above.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Besides plants and flowers, a dinosaur tail, a crab, a hell ant, a spider mom and her young, and a firefly have been found entombed in globs of tree resin.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 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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Bridget Reed Morawski, Architectural Digest, 14 Jan. 2025
At the end of the first song, a small red glob rained down from above.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Besides plants and flowers, a dinosaur tail, a crab, a hell ant, a spider mom and her young, and a firefly have been found entombed in globs of tree resin.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 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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Meanwhile, Noss estimates that 85 percent of species could be saved by simply protecting a sufficiently large chunk of each type of American ecosystem.—
Emma Marris,
The Atlantic,
25 May 2025
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As for rain, a large chunk of the middle part of the country will see wet, potentially stormy weather this weekend as a system moves through the Plains.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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The star is its light pink opal, which is surrounded by a string of gold beads.—
Izzy Baskette,
People.com,
30 May 2025
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Two hundred of each type of bead were placed inside each of the spherical cages.—
Ben Coxworth
May 27,
New Atlas,
27 May 2025
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The results show whether the brain of a person with cognitive symptoms also has amyloid plaques, clumps of toxic proteins that build up in the spaces between brain cells.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
21 May 2025
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Among my carpet of Peruvian lilies stands a clump of the Third Harmonic variety.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
17 May 2025
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Its moisture-wicking performance was also excellent, with water droplets spreading quickly across the surface of the fabric.—
Melanie Fincher,
Southern Living,
29 May 2025
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There’s movement — in his chest, his sighing eyebrows, in droplets of blood making a splash on the floor that nobody else can feel.—
Ella Kemp,
IndieWire,
23 May 2025
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Making Murderbot, who mostly would prefer to wear a mask, an undeniable hunk raises questions.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2025
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And the list is stacked with 11 Hallmark hunks and festive favorites.—
Breanne L. Heldman,
People.com,
9 May 2025
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On May 6, National Teacher Appreciation Day, teachers that present a valid form of identification can get any McDonald's soft drink, sweet tea or hot or iced drip coffee for free.—
Kate Nalepinski,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 May 2025
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Long and her colleagues are looking to see whether other parts of the eastern North American margin also have this crustal drip.—
Alexandra Witze,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Apr. 2025
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Smith also admitted in his plea agreement to carrying a large wad of cash and a small vial of cocaine in his pocket that morning.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 May 2025
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Taylor is in a Gretchen Wieners costume, warming up her jaw for some yelling with a giant wad of gum.—
Olivia Crandall,
Vulture,
15 May 2025
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Rub it with a few drops of oil before putting it away to maintain the nonstick seasoning long term.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
25 May 2025
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Except for a drop last year to 495 people, deaths of homeless people have risen steadily for at least a decade.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2025
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“Glob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glob. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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