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Recent Examples of gobble
BlackRock is gobbling up assets.
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
With one of those men in particular, that was a question that gobbled up far too much space in my brain for over a week.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
That means black holes don't just gobble up gas and dust in their host galaxies, but can also manage how this matter is spat back into their cosmic environment.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Newsrooms are being gobbled up by conglomerates.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Jan. 2026
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
With one of those men in particular, that was a question that gobbled up far too much space in my brain for over a week.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
That means black holes don't just gobble up gas and dust in their host galaxies, but can also manage how this matter is spat back into their cosmic environment.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Newsrooms are being gobbled up by conglomerates.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gobble
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That will not happen if the trooper disappears into the cavernous state building that devoured more than $200 million in public funds for a yearslong renovation project.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
24 Jan. 2026
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At night, resident bats come out to devour book-eating insects, providing a chemical-free way of protecting the collection.—
Rick Steves,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2026
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That means that, for 20 years, as the real ambulances would idle on set, the crew and actors would be inhaling the diesel fumes that being emitted from the loud, life-saving vehicles.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Jan. 2026
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For decades the capital had worked like a slowly exploding atom bomb, inhaling poor Filipinos from the provinces and spitting them into distant suburbs, transforming rural barangays into slums of concrete and zinc.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Protostars are messy and dynamic, gulping down material in spurts and fits and ejecting powerful outflows of wind and jets that punch into the surrounding clouds.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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Alarms go off, phones come out, coffee is gulped down, and before either partner is fully awake, they’re already headed into separate days.—
Mark Travers,
CNBC,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Gobble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gobble. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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