gobs

plural of gob

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of gobs Dalton said a lengthy prison sentence wouldn’t make the community any safer, wouldn’t help the man with his addiction and would cost taxpayers gobs of money. Scott Maxwell, Sun Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2025 In some instances, websites have gobs of readable material that explain what IQ is and how to manually determine yours. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gobs
Noun
  • Mullen is taking over a winning culture cultivated by former head coach Barry Odom, but the Rebels lost a ton of talent to graduation, especially on the defensive side of the ball.
    Jason Kirk, New York Times, 21 June 2025
  • Outside of Malik Nabers, Brian Thomas Jr, Xavier Worthy, and Ladd McConkey, there are not a ton of big names left.
    Steve Bradshaw, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
Noun
  • Trump has faced more than two dozen nationwide injunctions against executive actions on everything from ending birthright citizenship, to halting refugee resettlement and freezing federal funding.
    Tamara Keith, NPR, 28 June 2025
  • The river also serves Mexico and more than two dozen Native American tribes, produces hydropower, and supplies water to farms that grow most of the nation’s winter vegetables.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • That Garcia has suffered a slew of setbacks only complicates the process.
    Chandler Rome, New York Times, 20 June 2025
  • According to Burlington's website, the company is opening a slew of stores in 2025.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • Secure Folder has triggered a bunch of warnings given some issues in how it was deployed, those have been addressed.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • Every week, Netflix drops a bunch of new content for viewers to stream from TV and movie studios all over the world.
    K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Both Apple and Warners recoup the P&A together before the Burbank, CA lot gets a distribution fee around 8%.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 27 June 2025
  • The guide shows parking availability in lots and garages, maximum time allowed, whether there’s electric car charging, as well as location and rates.
    Cordell Jones, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • The sudden explosion, fueled by ignition of methane propellant, created a huge fireball, billowing clouds of smoke and brilliant arcs of flaming debris shooting out like burning chunks of lava in a volcanic eruption.
    William Harwood, CBS News, 19 June 2025
  • Retail sales, which comprise a sizable chunk of overall spending, dropped sharply last month as car purchases plummeted.
    Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • There’s still an untold wealth of information to learn from the Milky Way’s neighbor, possibly even the means to finally understand the dark matter first detected by Rubin.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 26 June 2025
  • Wearing such a piece of jewelry must have symbolized great wealth and a high societal status.
    David Bressan, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • Testing found that the limestone on which the foundation sat and the pile concrete were strong enough to support the building, and the basement slab showed no signs of cracking or sinking.
    Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 24 June 2025
  • When piles build up, your brain has to work harder to stay focused.
    Bronwen Sciortino, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025

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“Gobs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gobs. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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