GOBBLED (UP OR DOWN) Synonyms: 33 Similar Words

gobbled (up or down)

verb

past tense of gobble (up or down)

as in mouthed (down)

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This comes after a first bid of €46 million was knocked back once talks with Real Madrid broke down and Rodri agreed to join the Catalans.

— Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
This dark ability is expressed by the image of people getting knocked back, one after another, as if by a magnetic field, as the villain’s telepathic abilities jump from one host to the next.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 July 2026

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White rum can be sipped on its own or used in a cocktail, and there are many different styles from various countries to consider.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2026
As evening fell and guests sipped drinks and ate hors d’oeuvres, John Ternus slipped into the Observatory building, an event space embedded into a meadow with a large oval window that looks out toward Apple’s main building.

— Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

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Typically just a minute or two in length, the videos are devoured by Chinese audiences at breakfast, on their morning commutes, during their lunch breaks and on their free time after work — and almost any time in between.

— Ling Wei, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Readers and critics devoured the book (no pun intended), but their responses often worry Brooks.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2026

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