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gobble (up)

verb

Definition of gobble (up)next
as in to turn over

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gobble (up)
  1. turn over
  2. devour
  3. scan
  4. browse
Verb
  • Along with turning over the roof of the Kaseya Center, Levine Cava’s office circulated a presentation with multiple potential marketing stunts.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Merz could, at least in theory, choose to turn over the task of managing his party to someone else and concentrate on running the country.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of turn over
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  • Joscha Bach of the California Institute for Machine Consciousness, another AGI pioneer, says a truly intelligent system should not need to devour the entire Internet and consume vast amounts of computing power for even the simplest query.
    — George Musser, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Soon Drews noticed the speed with which her cheesecakes were devoured.
    — David Farley, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of devour
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  • Daybreak saw the start of a foot search that spread 36 square miles (94 square kilometers), as drones scanned the dusty land.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
  • And as Matthew scanned the debris, suddenly, something caught her eye.
    — Samantha Watson, NPR, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of scan
Verb
  • Long battle ahead for shopping bots Amazon has blocked Meta’s Muse AI shopping assistant just 12 days after launch, accusing it of browsing without identifying itself as an AI agent and improperly storing login credentials — claims Meta disputes.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The Walmart partnership is particularly notable given that rival Amazon has blocked Muse from browsing its store.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of browse
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“Gobble (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gobble%20%28up%29. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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