Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gobbled (up)
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The Coast Guard crew detained the person, who was turned over to Southport police for questioning, officials said.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
28 Sep. 2025 -
Mull fell forward and immediately turned over to his back after he was struck, with the handgun falling several feet in front of him, landing next to a pillar with a knife falling to his side.—
Nathaniel Percy,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
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William Prud’homme, 34, posted his discovery on the r/TheWayWeWere subreddit, a channel dedicated to old photos, scanned documents, articles and anecdotes from the past.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Binoculars in hand, dedicated fire spotters scanned the landscape for smoke and radioed firefighters before flames grew out of control.—
Paul Rogers,
Boston Herald,
23 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).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gobbled%20%28up%29. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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