as in to throw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
he lightly lobbed the errant ball over the fence to the waiting schoolboy
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Recent Examples of lob
Howitzer cannon fire, said to occur on nearby White Beach, was part of the exercise, lobbing artillery rounds over the freeway and onto an impact zone deep inside the nearly 200-square-mile base.
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Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
With two minutes to go, Xaverian tried a double-reverse pass, with McIntyre lobbing a pass downfield.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Doyle, who’s also the team’s punter, scrambled out to the right before lobbing a spiral over some New Mexico defenders, including two right in his face, to find Grizzle.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2025
Occasionally their stares are returned by a package lobbed over the walls by a passerby, as CNN witnessed.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
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Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
With two minutes to go, Xaverian tried a double-reverse pass, with McIntyre lobbing a pass downfield.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Doyle, who’s also the team’s punter, scrambled out to the right before lobbing a spiral over some New Mexico defenders, including two right in his face, to find Grizzle.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2025
Occasionally their stares are returned by a package lobbed over the walls by a passerby, as CNN witnessed.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lob
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Everyone around the grave threw a flower into it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Moss has thrown for 1,929 yards, 11 touchdowns and six interceptions, and he was named last week among the 10 finalists for the Johnny United Golden Arm Award, honoring the nation’s top upperclassman college QB.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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On screen, Lawrence and Pattinson hurl nonstop insults at each other in loud bursts of verbal warfare, a striking contrast to the duo’s quieter working relationship.—
Antonio Ferme,
Variety,
2 Nov. 2025
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Within minutes of arriving in Paris in 1903 and settling with Leo near Montparnasse, Stein hurled herself into the center of the thriving avant-garde art world.—
Daphne Merkin,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
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A week later, a skeptical Supreme Court might toss them out entirely.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Taste traditionally prepared dishes at the pioneer picnic, join in frontier festivities, toss tomahawks and enjoy family-friendly games.—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Nov. 2025
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At one point, convinced that one of the screenwriters who was on set polishing the script was leaking information to Weinstein, Scorsese rushed into the office and flung his desk out the window.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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As with 100 years ago, the intellectual cards have been flung into the air.—
John Wihbey,
Time,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Lob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lob. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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