Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gobbled (up or down)
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But Jurgens got knocked back by Rams defensive tackle Tyler Davis — a play-side breach in which Barkley was tackled for a five-yard loss.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025 -
After 400 that pinnacle drop is the only thing to level you up, and after six months, everyone is getting knocked back down to 200 to do it all over again.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes threw two second-half touchdown passes and Harrison Butker kicked three field goals as Kansas City were able to put away the Giants to get in the winning column for the first time.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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Don’t put away your mower quite yet.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Sep. 2025
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Founded in 2000 by Doug McCraw and Lutz Hofbauer as an arts nonprofit, FAT Village was a unique, innovative arts hub right next to the train tracks where artists showed their work, students learned figure drawing, and patrons sipped cappuccinos while surrounded by vintage books.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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Guests including Dua Lipa, The Dare and Ann Dexter-Jones joined Ronson for the party, where Don Julio cocktails were sipped and DJs like DJ Stretch Armstrong, Jeff Brown and Belinda Becker performed.—
Leigh Nordstrom,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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So the 46,000 at the Stadium of Light gulped again.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Browning proposed in 2024 Browning got down on one knee and proposed to Niles on a beach in Malibu in 2024.—
Alexandra Hurtado,
PEOPLE,
21 Sep. 2025
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Lake Ridge got down to North Forney’s three-yard line, but the Falcons defense stepped up and stopped the Eagles on fourth down to get the ball back.—
Jordan Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Sep. 2025
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The Fujiwhara effect kicked in, and Hinnamnor and the depression interacted and rotated until the typhoon devoured the depression.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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That’s almost the scale of electricity that Sam Altman and his partners say will be devoured by their next wave of AI data centers—a single corporate project consuming more power, every single day, than two American cities pushed to their breaking point.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Gobbled (up or down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gobbled%20%28up%20or%20down%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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