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
Paul Thomas Anderson lobs a cinematic grenade in an unrelenting action-thriller.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Today, the term is lobbed at anyone who dares question the optimism of infinite progress.
—Roy Scranton, JSTOR Daily, 18 Sep. 2025
Andre Onana was lobbed from the halfway line during his first Old Trafford match, in a friendly against Lens.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
With eight seconds left and no timeouts, the Highlanders faced first-and-goal from the 2, when Mitchell rolled out to his right, broke one tackle, then another and lobbed a pass to Aaron Castro who managed to drag his toes to stay inbounds along the right sideline in the endzone.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Today, the term is lobbed at anyone who dares question the optimism of infinite progress.
—Roy Scranton, JSTOR Daily, 18 Sep. 2025
Andre Onana was lobbed from the halfway line during his first Old Trafford match, in a friendly against Lens.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
With eight seconds left and no timeouts, the Highlanders faced first-and-goal from the 2, when Mitchell rolled out to his right, broke one tackle, then another and lobbed a pass to Aaron Castro who managed to drag his toes to stay inbounds along the right sideline in the endzone.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lob
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Mahomes also spoke about the Chiefs’ win, which was by far the best Kansas City has looked this season and marked the first time since 2023 that Mahomes threw four touchdowns in a game.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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González had sentenced four young men to prison for throwing Molotov cocktails at a police chief’s vehicle and at an intelligence officer’s house in the town of Encrucijada, where Ferrer’s family lives.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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Insults were hurled at McIlroy with such ferocity that his playing partner Shane Lowry had to be held back from going over the ropes to get at the fans.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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During the speech, however, Kemp periodically deviated from building up Astra to hurling insults at several of his competitors in the launch industry.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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Maddie—baggy hoodies tossed over an array of old tattoos, clearly carrying a heavy amount of life for her 28 years—gradually attempts to fill her daughter in on her own youth, treading a tightrope between honesty and delicacy.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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Carelessness and accidents happen, however, so take some time with each season to go through items and toss anything that’s faded, shattered, or stopped working.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Oct. 2025
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Time will tell if Humberto will be swinging its partner round and round, flinging it harmlessly out to sea or closer to land.—
Chris Dolce,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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The battery is flung about 3 to 6 meters, which equals roughly 10 to 20 feet.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Lob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lob. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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