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Recent Examples of gobble
If it's not all gobbled up in one supper, this dish freezes well and makes for delicious leftovers.
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Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025
In July, thousands rallied against the influx of foreigners from the United States and Europe who are gobbling up affordable property.
—Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 21 Dec. 2025
These stories are fed to the Street and gobbled up by the financial media.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2025
Now off the hook, previous suspects have included strange types of exploding stars (supernovas) and interstellar gas being gobbled up by black holes.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2025
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Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025
In July, thousands rallied against the influx of foreigners from the United States and Europe who are gobbling up affordable property.
—Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 21 Dec. 2025
These stories are fed to the Street and gobbled up by the financial media.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2025
Now off the hook, previous suspects have included strange types of exploding stars (supernovas) and interstellar gas being gobbled up by black holes.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gobble
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Sacramento State’s 6-foot-11, 270-pound senior craves the opportunity to devour defenders in the lane with post moves, or a pass to an open shooter after a double-team, or to thunder-dunk on the run as one regal finisher.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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The Tyranids represent man's fear of the natural world, nature's inexorable ability to overwhelm, decay, and devour all of man's greatest works.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Jet fuels and other petroleum products are refined from crude oil, and contain chemicals that are toxic to humans when inhaled.—
Connor Giffin,
Louisville Courier Journal,
5 Nov. 2025
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Sprays are easy to apply to skin or clothing but must be used with caution as they can also be inhaled.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
5 Nov. 2025
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What's more, while virtually all VTOLs being developed these days are electric, the Janus-1 is powered by a turboshaft engine that gulps n' burns diesel, kerosene or Jet A fuel.—
Ben Coxworth
October 21,
New Atlas,
21 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps a whale or a shark would arrive to gulp down the passengers, one by one.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Gobble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gobble. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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