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
Lampard’s non-goal England were 2-1 down to Germany in the last 16 of the 2010 World Cup, Lampard lobbed goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, the ball bounced off the underside of the bar and landed well behind the goal line.
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Tim Spiers, New York Times, 3 June 2026
One of the main criticisms lobbed at DeGette in the primary campaign so far has focused on the number of her bills that have become law.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
González had a long Zoom meeting with Riley, during which the director, famous for his determined activism, lobbed questions about her stance on political and social issues.
—Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2026
Days later, an 82-year-old Jewish woman in Colorado died from injuries when a man lobbed gasoline bombs at a pro-Israel rally.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 6 May 2026
Yet to have one lobbed at me intramurally, and by a good buddy like Joshua Messing, made my gut feel as though it were packed with wet sand, too heavy even to vomit.
—Chang-Rae Lee, New Yorker, 3 May 2026
One of the most severe accusations lobbed by the group was that Tao and former Chief Business Officer Janea Marking knowingly obscured information about the impending financial crisis from the district board of trustees before approving a new contract with the Sacramento City Teachers Association.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Dreyer lobbed a pass that Marcus Ingvartsen booted home, capitalizing on Christopher McVey’s header attempt.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
That got even cushier with 93 seconds remaining, when LaCombe, who factored significantly into Viel’s goal, lobbed the puck into an empty net.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
Tim Spiers, New York Times, 3 June 2026
One of the main criticisms lobbed at DeGette in the primary campaign so far has focused on the number of her bills that have become law.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
González had a long Zoom meeting with Riley, during which the director, famous for his determined activism, lobbed questions about her stance on political and social issues.
—Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2026
Days later, an 82-year-old Jewish woman in Colorado died from injuries when a man lobbed gasoline bombs at a pro-Israel rally.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 6 May 2026
Yet to have one lobbed at me intramurally, and by a good buddy like Joshua Messing, made my gut feel as though it were packed with wet sand, too heavy even to vomit.
—Chang-Rae Lee, New Yorker, 3 May 2026
One of the most severe accusations lobbed by the group was that Tao and former Chief Business Officer Janea Marking knowingly obscured information about the impending financial crisis from the district board of trustees before approving a new contract with the Sacramento City Teachers Association.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Dreyer lobbed a pass that Marcus Ingvartsen booted home, capitalizing on Christopher McVey’s header attempt.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
That got even cushier with 93 seconds remaining, when LaCombe, who factored significantly into Viel’s goal, lobbed the puck into an empty net.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lobbed
Verb
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Fortunately for the Trojans, Adrian Lopez alertly threw home to easily nail Hacopian by several feet to end the inning.—
Jose de Jesus Ortiz,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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The pitcher threw one pitch behind Crow-Armstrong and the another over his head.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Verb
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Hokusai is known for its bright rays of debris that stretch thousands of kilometers across the planet, created when material blasted from beneath Mercury's surface was hurled outward during the impact.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
28 May 2026
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The girl hurled the ball all the way down the hallway, and Hadley bounded happily to retrieve and gently return it.—
Laura Ungar,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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Pacheco’s absence hurt Covina (16-13-1), which threw five wild pitches in the dirt after the catcher was tossed.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2026
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Young also tossed a deep ball to him in 11-on-11 work early in practice, but that was broken up by cornerback Jaycee Horn.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2026
Verb
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Imagine being the only woman down at the Piggly Wiggly without a genuine Chomps-brand rotisserie chicken purse slung over your arm.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2026
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Check out this live clip from 1990 – few guitarists could look and sound this cool with their guitar slung so high, and with a dodgy-looking strap casually hooked over their right shoulder.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 May 2026
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The impact then flung the Pilot west, and the front of the car crashed with the back of Quinones Lewis’s Ford Fiesta, according to the affidavit.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
26 May 2026
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The theater was also immediately gutted, the audience chairs yanked out and flung into a pile in the middle of the studio.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2026
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“Lobbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lobbed. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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