gobble (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gobble (up)
Verb
  • Andrade ultimately turned over documents to Campbell’s office and federal prosecutors.
    Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The state ordered the Santander Consumer CEO to give testimony in person or else turn over the borrowers’ documents.
    Tony Schick, ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Tehran also has to say no to megaprojects that devour budgets and ecosystems.
    Nik Kowsar, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Smith, the charity board member, stands in between the long blades of grass that have grown back where blazing fires devoured everything in its path just a year ago.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There are many phone apps that shoppers can use in the grocery store to scan product barcodes and gauge how healthy food items are, like Yuka, Bobby Approved and Fooducate.
    Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • In seconds, anyone in the room can join the fun simply by scanning a QR code.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Shopping is as much about browsing as buying, with Fisher noting favorites like Spotty Dog Books & Ale, John Doe Records and Books, Magic Hill Mercantile, Clove & Creek, and the ever-popular Antique Warehouse.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Tour the Doty homestead and barn, both from the 1800s, and browse the broad display of museum artifacts.
    Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Gobble (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gobble%20%28up%29. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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