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as in to travel
to come or be together as friends
those two have been hobnobbing together since freshman year
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as in to mingle
to take part in social activities
spent some time hobnobbing with the rich and famous while in Los Angeles
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Recent Examples of hobnob
And folks who attended the affair seemed unhappy with the long evening, although Ryan enjoyed hobnobbing.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Dec. 2025
But the bigger story might have been the public presence of Plattner, the 81-year-old German, who had a lot to say to local reporters in addition to some ribbon-cutting for a new pedestrian walkway and hobnobbing with fans.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
With the Chiefs being the most popular team in the nation’s most popular sport, celebrities like to hobnob with the players and coaches.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
Even those plot points feel a bit dated, with Ivy’s ascent as a food star marked by hobnobbing with David Chang, and Theo agonizing over remixes and GIFs of his anguish.
—Katie Walsh, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Dec. 2025
But the bigger story might have been the public presence of Plattner, the 81-year-old German, who had a lot to say to local reporters in addition to some ribbon-cutting for a new pedestrian walkway and hobnobbing with fans.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
With the Chiefs being the most popular team in the nation’s most popular sport, celebrities like to hobnob with the players and coaches.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
Even those plot points feel a bit dated, with Ivy’s ascent as a food star marked by hobnobbing with David Chang, and Theo agonizing over remixes and GIFs of his anguish.
—Katie Walsh, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hobnob
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However, the account directly conflicted with reports that Tommy Skakel had not traveled with his family that evening.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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The methodology employed helps to trace just how far back genetic conditions travel through our human history to even glean new insights into unknown variants.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Jan. 2026
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Her sister liked how the double French doors opened to the outside, allowing everyone to move in and out and mingle so easily.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
5 Feb. 2026
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Throughout the evening, there will be curated sushi bites and hors d’oeuvres and opportunities to mingle with NFL Alumni Association Nor-Cal members.—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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It’s definitively associated with the distant protocluster, with the right spectrum of X-ray energies.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
2 Feb. 2026
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Brendan Behan is often reductively associated with Dublin pub culture and literary banter.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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Long a collectors’ holy grail, this searching, atmospheric soundtrack recorded for Chicago’s Adler Planetarium in 1993 mixes spiritual jazz with avant-garde pan-Africanism.—
Mark Richardson,
Pitchfork,
3 Feb. 2026
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Here, mixing different chain thicknesses lends itself well to creating some messy texture to make the outfit feel more relaxed and organic.—
Abby Morgan Lebet,
Glamour,
3 Feb. 2026
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After interviewing for multiple head coaching jobs this month, McDaniel agreed to join Jim Harbaugh with the Chargers, who finished their second straight 11-6 season under their veteran head coach with another playoff exit in the wild-card round.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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Coretta’s pacifism and support for civil rights led her to join the local chapter of the Progressive Party and attend its national convention in July 1948 as a student delegate.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Morato also failed to connect with a golden opportunity to pull a goal back, shortly before Lorenzo Lucca finally did.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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But tariffs are broadly unpopular with Americans, who connect them with the country’s affordability crisis.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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The Philadelphia Auto Show started on January 31 and is scheduled to run until February 8, 2026.—
Keith Laing,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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According to the group, two pro-ICE ads will run nationally, with additional emphasis on the District of Columbia, North Carolina, Michigan, and Georgia.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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For example, if ST Engineering can make advanced vehicles in a country with more space for production plants than Singapore, the company would collaborate and teach them how to build them in a co-production effort.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2026
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Anthropic acknowledges this approach will create friction for legitimate security researchers and defensive work, and has committed to collaborating with the security community to address those challenges.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Hobnob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hobnob. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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