Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gobbled (up or down)
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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
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Usual starting center Neemias Queta was active after being listed as probable with an illness, but head coach Joe Mazzulla rolled with the rookie, whose clutch plays in overtime Friday night helped Boston put away the Nets.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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The Christmas china has been stored and the Santas have been put away until next year.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
22 Jan. 2026
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Alison sipped on her usual -- a sweet cocktail.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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For all of the range of flavor and aroma embodied in their various expressions, there is a chewiness to the whiskeys of Garrison Brothers, an almost slippery sensation when sipped.—
Brian Freedman,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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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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The couple shared a photo of the moment Dal got down on one knee in Brooklyn Bridge Park, New York, to ask Segal, 30, to marry him.—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
19 Jan. 2026
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Kobe got down in his defensive stance and readied for LeBron to challenge him for either the tie or a go-ahead 3-pointer.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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And devoured them again Saturday night at Viejas Arena in a sloppy 71-52 win that kept the Aztecs tied with Utah State atop the Mountain West at 5-0.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Jan. 2026
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There are now as many games as there are phones; what used to be a feast that everyone devoured together has been divvied up into a gazillion little snacks gobbled down willy-nilly.—
Rand Richards Cooper,
Hartford Courant,
8 Jan. 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 30 Jan. 2026.
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