as in devoured
to swallow or eat greedily
gobbled the sandwiches like they hadn't eaten for days
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Recent Examples of gobbled
Many Chicagoans were irate that their absentee neighbor gobbled up parkland for his private fiefdom, though center staff point out that the project really added a few extra acres to it by excising the roadway that cut the South Side off from the water.
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 4 June 2026
If it's not all gobbled up in one supper, this dish freezes well and makes for delicious leftovers.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 22 May 2026
As data centers gobbled up all the available RAM and encouraged memory producers like Samsung, Micron, and SK Hynix to produce server-friendly HBM instead of DDR, shortages and rising costs abound.
—Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 22 May 2026
His 40-yard bunker shot was sublime and set up a 6-foot birdie on the 13th hole, the reachable par 4 that moments earlier gobbled up McIlroy and Schauffele.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
In the past several years, unspent funds from DOC vacancies have been gobbled up by shocking overtime costs that exceed $30 million monthly.
—Jason Rodriguez, New York Daily News, 16 May 2026
In certain places, retailers and developers — many of which receive hefty tax incentives from the state — have gobbled up much of the usable land and pushed property values to levels that were once unimaginable.
—Justin Mayo, New York Times, 12 May 2026
The pieces have accreted over time, gobbled up from years and years of StackExchange posts and Reddit threads.
—Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026
Spots are gobbled up within minutes of going online for reservations, with the beachfront spots among the hardest to nab in the State Park’s system.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 2 May 2026
Justin Davidson, Curbed, 4 June 2026
If it's not all gobbled up in one supper, this dish freezes well and makes for delicious leftovers.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 22 May 2026
As data centers gobbled up all the available RAM and encouraged memory producers like Samsung, Micron, and SK Hynix to produce server-friendly HBM instead of DDR, shortages and rising costs abound.
—Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 22 May 2026
His 40-yard bunker shot was sublime and set up a 6-foot birdie on the 13th hole, the reachable par 4 that moments earlier gobbled up McIlroy and Schauffele.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
In the past several years, unspent funds from DOC vacancies have been gobbled up by shocking overtime costs that exceed $30 million monthly.
—Jason Rodriguez, New York Daily News, 16 May 2026
In certain places, retailers and developers — many of which receive hefty tax incentives from the state — have gobbled up much of the usable land and pushed property values to levels that were once unimaginable.
—Justin Mayo, New York Times, 12 May 2026
The pieces have accreted over time, gobbled up from years and years of StackExchange posts and Reddit threads.
—Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026
Spots are gobbled up within minutes of going online for reservations, with the beachfront spots among the hardest to nab in the State Park’s system.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 2 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gobbled
Verb
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His public appearances away from work tend to happen organically, as people have devoured every peek into his world.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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The moment marks the point of no return, as Clark forces his therapist to affirm him, abandoning any possibility of growth—Clark is devoured by his own worst self.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Verb
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The microscopic droplets released from a flushing toilet can rise 4 feet in the air and be inhaled or land on bathroom surfaces.—
Abby Wolner,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 June 2026
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One of them inhaled water and became unconscious, NBC 5 and CBS News Chicago reported, citing authorities.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
30 May 2026
Verb
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That public has continually widened its gullet and gulped.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Many years had passed since Caity Maple, a Sacramento councilmember, gulped down orange juice.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
10 May 2026
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“Gobbled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gobbled. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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