Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gobbled (up or down)
Verb
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With ghost Rich’s help, the kids sink the dagger into the ground beneath the deadwood, and the Pennywise bird is knocked back onto the ice by a beam of light.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
15 Dec. 2025 -
Next door, at the nearly pitch-black bar Nothing Really Matters, a pair of court officers knocked back tomato martinis as a couple got handsy over pilsners a few seats down.—
The Editors,
Curbed,
15 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Pannakara urged the crowd to practice mindfulness every day and put away their phones.—
Sarah Bahari,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Feb. 2026
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The couple aims to put away about $1,200 a month, hoping to someday have enough saved for a down payment on a house.—
Eliza Shapiro,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Others sipped drinks, with many opting for adult concoctions on the day of celebration rather than the usual morning coffee.—
Sara Cline,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Guests sipped martinis on the couch, while those on the dance floor opted for the more dance-friendly tequila soda.—
Leigh Nordstrom,
Footwear News,
15 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Alarms go off, phones come out, coffee is gulped down, and before either partner is fully awake, they’re already headed into separate days.—
Mark Travers,
CNBC,
11 Jan. 2026
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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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But the recent stretch of consecutive days of frigid temperatures that hardly cracked the 20s and got down to negative degrees was longer than Klossner, 54, is used to.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026
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After almost two years of dating, Swizz Beatz got down on one knee with a seven-carat yellow diamond, decorated with smaller diamonds around the center and along the band.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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My son devoured his giant burger quesadilla, and the chilaquiles burger (chips, sauce and egg atop a burger patty) was messy, tasty fun.—
Jess Fleming,
Twin Cities,
5 Feb. 2026
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Funds devoured by the health care-industrial complex could otherwise go to the productive economy, including workers’ wages and local businesses.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
4 Feb. 2026
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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 20 Feb. 2026.
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