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
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.
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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
And consumers continue to spend freely in a wide range of areas, even as more of their paychecks are being gobbled up at the gas pump.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 30 Apr. 2026
Playing against the Warriors on his 23rd birthday, Raynaud put up 17 points on 7 of 14 shooting and gobbled up seven rebounds in a 110-105 loss.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
Even as the virtue-signaling Anthropic gobbled up more and more of its customers, OpenAI seemed to remain oddly resistant to paying even the slightest lip service to the greater good.
—Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 7 Apr. 2026
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
And consumers continue to spend freely in a wide range of areas, even as more of their paychecks are being gobbled up at the gas pump.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 30 Apr. 2026
Playing against the Warriors on his 23rd birthday, Raynaud put up 17 points on 7 of 14 shooting and gobbled up seven rebounds in a 110-105 loss.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
Even as the virtue-signaling Anthropic gobbled up more and more of its customers, OpenAI seemed to remain oddly resistant to paying even the slightest lip service to the greater good.
—Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gobbled
Verb
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Defenseman John Carlson made a weak play off his forehand along the left-wing wall that was devoured by Ivan Barbashev, who snuck the puck past Granlund to Dorofeyev for a goal from the slot.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
15 May 2026
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These Avocado Oil Sea Salt Kettle Cooked Potato Chips check all the right boxes—they’re crunchy, salty, gluten-free, kosher, and ready to be devoured.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
11 May 2026
Verb
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Rather than burn tobacco, e-cigarettes heat up a liquid consisting of nicotine, flavorings and additives that are inhaled as vapor.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
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They’re spread primarily when droppings, urine or saliva get kicked into the air and inhaled — such as when sweeping up mouse droppings.—
Allison Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
14 May 2026
Verb
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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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With the dead and the wounded sprawled around them, the mocambos gulped the wine from the sacramental chalice.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Gobbled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gobbled. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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