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Recent Examples of gobble
Even those of us who don’t like to cook or bake tend to congregate in the kitchen to socialize with the chef and show our support by enthusiastically gobbling up their tasty concoctions.
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Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Living underneath a home also gives groundhogs the perfect vantage point from which to gobble up your vegetable garden.
—Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 23 May 2026
If it's not all gobbled up in one supper, this dish freezes well and makes for delicious leftovers.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 22 May 2026
As data centers gobbled up all the available RAM and encouraged memory producers like Samsung, Micron, and SK Hynix to produce server-friendly HBM instead of DDR, shortages and rising costs abound.
—Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 22 May 2026
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Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Living underneath a home also gives groundhogs the perfect vantage point from which to gobble up your vegetable garden.
—Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 23 May 2026
If it's not all gobbled up in one supper, this dish freezes well and makes for delicious leftovers.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 22 May 2026
As data centers gobbled up all the available RAM and encouraged memory producers like Samsung, Micron, and SK Hynix to produce server-friendly HBM instead of DDR, shortages and rising costs abound.
—Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gobble
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Without any fencing or protective outer layer, the house was demolished in 1902, devoured by cows.—
Noah Daly,
Idaho Statesman,
13 June 2026
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Like many arrivals from colder, cloudier climes, Hockney went all in on LA, buying a Ford Falcon and devouring John Rechy’s City of Night.—
Mark Rozzo,
Vanity Fair,
12 June 2026
Verb
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Typically, hantavirus spreads by inhaling particles contaminated with the urine, feces or saliva of wild rodents.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Officials said anyone who inhaled smoke and is experiencing a sudden onset of respiratory problems, headaches, dizziness, nausea, or throat irritation should report to the emergency room for treatment.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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Rather than trying to gulp the slimy thing down, Wilkinson went into the kitchen and prepared an extravagant breakfast for himself, complete with Dr Pepper to wash it down.—
Matthew Jackson,
Vulture,
12 June 2026
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Others can’t stand the sound of gulping.—
Sloane Crosley,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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“Gobble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gobble. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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