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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gobbled (up or down)
Verb
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Unlike the native predators that are knocked back by drought, swamp eels are already lying in wait as water levels rise, prompting crayfish and other forage fish to repopulate the wetlands.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
12 Mar. 2026 -
He sort of just gets knocked back a little bit.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Don't put away those winter coats just yet.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Passengers aboard an Etihad flight out of Abu Dhabi were ordered by crew members to put away their cameras when a flight was evacuated before takeoff during a missile alert.—
Kelsey Warner,
semafor.com,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Yankees assistant hitting coach, promoted to Aaron Boone’s staff over the offseason, sipped on Atelier del Maestro Tequilero Extra Añejo.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Meager meals washed down with cloudy water sipped from moldy cups.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2026
Verb
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With the dead and the wounded sprawled around them, the mocambos gulped the wine from the sacramental chalice.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
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As studios gulped down profits, talent below and above the line began to demand adequate shares of the pie.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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On a night where almost no one else on his team seemed able to find their shot and the Hawks got down by as much as 14, McCollum caught fire.—
Darnell Mayberry,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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Hedges got down on one knee on the grass, as a message flashed across the Jumbotron at the stadium in Cleveland, while his teammates were watching.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Some seeds get devoured by their parent star; some seeds get ejected from their stellar system; some seeds get swallowed by other seeds; some seeds get blasted apart by further interactions.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
17 Apr. 2026
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Many new viewers devoured the show in one go ahead of the second season, which has aired weekly since January.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 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 26 Apr. 2026.
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