gobble (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gobble (up)
Verb
  • The suspect's dog had also been recovered and turned over to a humane society for care, officials said.
    Megan Forrester, ABC News, 30 June 2025
  • Staff members who have seen the vast majority of executive leaders turn over in the last 10 months.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • In the wake of the box office devouring of Jurassic World: Rebirth, its lead, Scarlett Johansson, has just broken a Hollywood record.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
  • The seventh installment in Universal’s long-running dino series — this time starring Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey and Mahershala Ali — has devoured a mighty $318 million worldwide since Wednesday, including $147 million at the domestic box office.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 6 July 2025
Verb
  • Victor’s characters were magnetically awkward, their address was intimate and direct, and their creator scanned as a pretty weirdo with a tap on the discourse and on the possibilities of the contemporary internet.
    Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 29 June 2025
  • Researchers with the organization scanned 700 miles of Lake Michigan using sonar technology and used models to recreate the weather patterns that Flight 2501 would have encountered the night of the crash.
    Toria Sheffield, People.com, 28 June 2025
Verb
  • Instead of browsing aisles in the grocery store, your family can go on a pre-Easter day hunt for the perfect stones to bring home.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
  • Expanded to two floors with over 60 vendors and more than 60,000 records to browse and buy, this is one of the largest record fairs in the area.
    Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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“Gobble (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gobble%20%28up%29. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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