as in threw
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 lobbed
Like Khloe Kardashian and Chappell Roan before her, Goodall sat in a plush pink armchair opposite host Alex Cooper, who lobbed personal questions across the ottoman.
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Michelle Nijhuis, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
In the third quarter, Bryce Young dropped back and under pressure lobbed the ball about 35 yards in McMillan’s general direction.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2025
During the drill, Edelman stood facing a wall with his knees bent and arms outstretched at either side, while an equipment manager, standing behind him, lobbed tennis balls one at a time over his shoulder and at the wall.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
Today, the term is lobbed at anyone who dares question the optimism of infinite progress.
—Roy Scranton, JSTOR Daily, 18 Sep. 2025
New York — On an already head-spinning day of news for businesses and investors, the president lobbed a social media post into the mix that casually suggested regulators upend a fixture of Corporate American life for the past half-century.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 16 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
New Mexico pulled within 10 points late in the third quarter when Jack Layne lobbed a 3-yard pass to Thomas.
—Larry Lage, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Michelle Nijhuis, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
In the third quarter, Bryce Young dropped back and under pressure lobbed the ball about 35 yards in McMillan’s general direction.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2025
During the drill, Edelman stood facing a wall with his knees bent and arms outstretched at either side, while an equipment manager, standing behind him, lobbed tennis balls one at a time over his shoulder and at the wall.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
Today, the term is lobbed at anyone who dares question the optimism of infinite progress.
—Roy Scranton, JSTOR Daily, 18 Sep. 2025
New York — On an already head-spinning day of news for businesses and investors, the president lobbed a social media post into the mix that casually suggested regulators upend a fixture of Corporate American life for the past half-century.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 16 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
New Mexico pulled within 10 points late in the third quarter when Jack Layne lobbed a 3-yard pass to Thomas.
—Larry Lage, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lobbed
Verb
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Carr has barely attempted 30 passes in three games, but threw only 12 in a blowout win over Purdue.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
2 Oct. 2025
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In response, Clarkson burst into laughter and threw her hands in the air, as if she were absolved of her grief.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Oct. 2025
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Mullen was 29-6 before Marco Wilson hurled a cleat and 5-9 after it.—
Matt Baker,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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The government shutdown blame game continues Democrats and Republicans across the Senate and House hurled mutual accusations of blame as the federal government entered a shutdown.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That drive fell apart two plays later when Madsen tossed his third of four interceptions in the game.—
Rachel Roberts,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Oct. 2025
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Carbonara When the pasta is tossed with the eggy cheese sauce, the noodles quickly soak up every drop.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Caleb, beside her, had an empty backpack from Skywalker Ranch slung over his shoulder.—
Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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The man was captured on a trail camera wearing camouflage with an AR-15-style rifle slung across his chest, according to the affidavit.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The country singer, his photographer, his then-tour manager, and bus driver were all flung about the cabin and seriously injured.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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Against one of baseball’s worst teams, things got so bad that in the bottom of the eighth inning, journeyman outfielder Travis Jankowski took the mound and flung balls at 40 mph.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Lobbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lobbed. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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