HOBNOBS Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

hobnobs

verb

present tense third-person singular of hobnob

as in travels

to come or be together as friends those two have been hobnobbing together since freshman year

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as in mixes

to take part in social activities spent some time hobnobbing with the rich and famous while in Los Angeles

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For her cookbook, Pereira developed and perfected 100 original recipes with easy-to-find ingredients that infuse accessible dishes with rich flavors inspired by her Portuguese-Goan heritage and travels around the world.

— Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
The Glenwood Whitewater Activity Area has a standing river wave that draws kayakers and stand-up paddleboarders, and the river, which travels through dramatic Glenwood Canyon, is a top place for travelers interested in white-water rafting.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Aug. 2026

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The footage mixes high-speed chases and explosive action with comedic beats, framing a story built around chaos, mismatched heroism and rising stakes as the mission unfolds.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
Everyone seemingly watches them — and a little tennis — with a $23 Honey Deuce in one hand, swaying to DJ Trizz’s mixes on the sound system.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of mixes

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What being Southern meant to his father—and the values Duane associates with being a Southern gentleman.

— Sid Evans, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2026
The productivity boom everyone associates with the personal computer didn’t actually show up in the macro data until 15 years after the PC was commercialized.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 July 2026

Definition of associates

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After the presentations, the audience mingles with anyone who caught their attention.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026
Julianne Hough mingles with the crowd, as does Arian Moayed; Anna Wintour daughter Bee Carrozzini, who hosts her own cake-happy theater party every year, holds court with Fiona Rudin.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 June 2026

Definition of mingles

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The center runs 24 hours a day for 362 days each year, allowing United to cycle pilots through training without slowing its broader flight operations.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
Both schools also made deep postseason runs thanks, in part, to their ground attacks.

— Dan Albano, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of runs

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The Audiodo personalization joins a comprehensive list of other modern features, including Active Noise Cancellation (ANC), Transparency Mode, Multipoint Connectivity, and support for high-resolution audio over USB.

— Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Lamb joins a troublingly long list of NFL stars who have been targets of property crimes in recent years.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of joins

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The mop-haired actor plays Joey, a spunky boy onboard who bonds with Maddie over having absent parents in the military.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
Nigel Starck, too, argues that obituaries provide a glue that bonds society not in grief but in an aspirational reevaluation of our own lives.

— Sam Roberts, Longreads, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of bonds

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Jones, who is from Boise, Idaho, learned about a program through his internship supervisor that connects people with extra rooms in their homes with other adults looking for a place to live.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Launched in 2023, her app connects users for in-person group activities like yoga and language exchanges, simplifying the process of forming new friendships.

— Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

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