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
After reaching orbit, the Nivelir satellites have released smaller ships to start their own maneuvers, and at least one of those lobbed a mystery object at high velocity during a test in 2020.
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2026
Third base coach Hector Borg made an aggressive send after Dodgers center fielder Alex Call lobbed a throw back to the infield, but Los Angeles’ defense nabbed Lee at the plate with feet to spare.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
Last week, a 20-year-old man named Daniel Moreno-Gama traveled from his home in Texas to San Francisco and allegedly lobbed a Molotov cocktail at the gate of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s home.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026
Israel’s Lebanon assault started after Hezbollah lobbed a series of rockets at northern Israel.
—Jenny Vaughan, semafor.com, 16 Apr. 2026
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2026
Third base coach Hector Borg made an aggressive send after Dodgers center fielder Alex Call lobbed a throw back to the infield, but Los Angeles’ defense nabbed Lee at the plate with feet to spare.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
Last week, a 20-year-old man named Daniel Moreno-Gama traveled from his home in Texas to San Francisco and allegedly lobbed a Molotov cocktail at the gate of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s home.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026
Israel’s Lebanon assault started after Hezbollah lobbed a series of rockets at northern Israel.
—Jenny Vaughan, semafor.com, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lob
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Minaj will attend as a guest of Fox News, which is also throwing its own VIP party before Saturday's official dinner, Fox confirmed to USA TODAY.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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The Padres’ only run in the first six innings came on a home run by Ty France in the fifth off Brandon Pfaadt, who had taken over for starter Zac Gallen, who departed following the third inning after being hit in his throwing shoulder by a line drive.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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The protest damaged a Communist Party office, with some protesters throwing rocks at the building and hurling furniture into a bonfire amid chants of freedom.—
Jorge Carrasco,
NBC news,
1 May 2026
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The tornado ripped roofs from houses, punched through walls, and hurled Perez's trailer across the property.—
Amelia Mugavero,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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Trevor Bauer, the former Cy Young Award winner and MLB All-Star, tossed a no-hitter for the independent Long Island Ducks in a 13-0 win over the Lancaster Stormers on Sunday afternoon at Penn Medicine Park in Pennsylvania.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Now, some things are always going to be worth tossing—anything broken that can't be repaired, for example—but for other items, the line between keep or toss isn't so clear cut.—
Alexandra Kelly,
Martha Stewart,
26 Apr. 2026
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Theron, meanwhile, hurls herself into the sinewy action sequences that have increasingly been her home turf over the past two decades, flinging herself down hills and into rivers and navigating some precarious rock-climbing terrain.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2026
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Dual insults — one from the US president and another from a Russian commentator — flung at Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni appear to be uniting at least some of her critics behind her.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Lob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lob. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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