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Recent Examples of gobble
Most spirits have a sweet tooth, and will gladly gobble up fruits, sticky rice and coconut cakes.
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Vanessa Anderson, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
Apple's rivals are gobbling up billions of dollars of GPUs to push the technology forward.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 6 June 2025
The tiny lifeforms compete for turf, gobble up some pollutants, spew chemicals at their foes, and will exploit terrain in order to get an edge and thrive.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 June 2025
The event took place in New York’s Coney Island on Friday, July 4, from 11 a.m. to around 1 p.m, with the women's competition kicking things off before the men gobbled down their dogs.
—Logan Holland, People.com, 4 July 2025
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Vanessa Anderson, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
Apple's rivals are gobbling up billions of dollars of GPUs to push the technology forward.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 6 June 2025
The tiny lifeforms compete for turf, gobble up some pollutants, spew chemicals at their foes, and will exploit terrain in order to get an edge and thrive.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 June 2025
The event took place in New York’s Coney Island on Friday, July 4, from 11 a.m. to around 1 p.m, with the women's competition kicking things off before the men gobbled down their dogs.
—Logan Holland, People.com, 4 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gobble
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Anya Taylor-Joy, imperiously slender and with devouring eyes, has a porcelain haughtiness that doesn’t quite work as Emma Woodhouse — at least not for me.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
19 July 2025
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When the eggs hatch, the young devour the still-living roaches.—
Avery Hurt,
Discover Magazine,
14 July 2025
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The nervous systems of animals that swallowed or inhaled other hydraulic fluids were affected immediately with tremors, diarrhea, sweating, breathing difficulty, and sometimes several weeks later with weakness of the limbs, or paralysis.—
Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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These poisons can vaporize on hot days and be inhaled, absorbed through the skin, or even swallowed by children playing on synthetic fields.—
Dr. Philip J. Landrigan,
New York Daily News,
10 July 2025
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Mindful Coffee Or Tea Break Instead of gulping your drink while answering emails, try this: Hold the cup, feel its warmth, smell the aroma and enjoy the first sip.—
Bronwen Sciortino,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Read More: When to Go to the Emergency Room vs. Urgent Care Keeping your head above water can help reduce the likelihood of gulping down germs.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
23 May 2025
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“Gobble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gobble. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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