gobbled (up)

Definition of gobbled (up)next
past tense of gobble (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gobbled (up)
Verb
  • Lindenhurst residents and lawyers for Cine's family also said the footage should've been turned over faster.
    Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The canoe turned over; Pedro disappeared.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Buildings tilt as their foundations settle into the softening soil, including critical radar installations that have scanned the skies for missiles and bombers since the 1950s.
    Paul Bierman, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The technology was trialled at last year’s Intercontinental Cup, where the players of Flamengo and Pyramids FC were scanned before their meeting in December.
    Dan Kilpatrick, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • 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).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gobbled%20%28up%29. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.

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