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Recent Examples of gobble
Provide for Wildlife Birds and other wildlife are more likely to gobble up developing fruit in summer because fruit provides easy access to moisture during hot, dry weather.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 June 2026
The United States, which can gobble up Olympic medals and force-feed its brand of football to a happy audience across the pond, has had to cede superiority to the rest of the world, unable to even get its own term for the game to catch on.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
That was simply a result of supply and demand, with the immense interest in reviewing this tour opener from the huge national publications gobbling up the supply of media tickets available for Saturday’s show.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 7 June 2026
Suigo is massive, gobbles up the ball at the rim on defense and would offer a true lob threat that the Bulls have been missing.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 June 2026
The United States, which can gobble up Olympic medals and force-feed its brand of football to a happy audience across the pond, has had to cede superiority to the rest of the world, unable to even get its own term for the game to catch on.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
That was simply a result of supply and demand, with the immense interest in reviewing this tour opener from the huge national publications gobbling up the supply of media tickets available for Saturday’s show.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 7 June 2026
Suigo is massive, gobbles up the ball at the rim on defense and would offer a true lob threat that the Bulls have been missing.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gobble
Verb
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Artists Equity By the time Dunkin’ unveiled Carpenter’s Brown Sugar Shakin’ Espresso, more than 10 million users had already devoured the Instagram and TikTok teaser videos.—
Danielle Directo-Meston,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2026
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There’s a snake devouring a frog whole.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
18 June 2026
Verb
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The workers inhale these particles, and many develop a severe and rapidly progressive form of silicosis.—
David Michaels,
The Conversation,
18 June 2026
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The fish will inhale the lure and clamp down hard.—
Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
17 June 2026
Verb
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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 23 Jun. 2026.
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