lobbed

verb

past tense of lob
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 Tom Jordan lobbed a kickpass toward the right touchline but wing Kyle Steyn spilled it under pressure. — ABC News, 11 July 2026 Criticism was also lobbed at the armor design in the movie, which many on social media felt resembled Batman’s more modern-looking Batsuit. — Zack Sharf, Variety, 10 July 2026 Compare that with three weeks ago, when Ukraine managed to shoot down 15 of the 19 Russian ballistic missiles lobbed at its capital. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 7 July 2026 The past few decades saw similar degrees of vitriol lobbed against the likes of Miley Cyrus, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. — Chelsey Sanchez, CNN Money, 25 June 2026 The president lobbed a bomb at lawmakers over his pick to lead national intelligence after bipartisan backlash. — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 18 June 2026 The team saw a top-tier company name, skipped the standard technical rounds, lobbed a few softballs, and basically welcomed the candidate in. — Brian Jenney, IEEE Spectrum, 17 June 2026 The federal agency lobbed the threat in letters to the Olathe, Shawnee Mission, Kansas City, Kansas, and Topeka school districts Thursday afternoon. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026 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. — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lobbed
  1. threw
  2. hurled
  3. tossed
  4. slung
  5. flung
Verb
  • Brewers relievers Chad Patrick, Aaron Ashby, Abner Uribe and Trevor Megill threw shutout innings before Craig Yoho (1-0) did the same in the 10th with Heriberto Hernandez on second base to start the inning for his first MLB win.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
  • Pages handled the carom and fired the ball towards the infield, where Betts, on the run, threw to Rushing at the plate.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Definition of threw
Verb
  • Truelove, who has a criminal history as well as mental health issues, instead approached Melvin and hurled a racial slur at the co-host before he was detained.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2026
  • An intruder allegedly approached Melvin, lunged at him, and hurled racial slurs before he was arrested and escorted from the building.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026
Definition of hurled
Verb
  • Palmer’s son Fletch tossed touchdowns to tight end Braxton Boyle and wide receiver Ryan Clark in the final.
    — Dan Albano, Oc Register, 19 July 2026
  • After Boyd tossed six innings of one-run ball in the win, the Cubs made sure to acknowledge the achievement.
    — Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
Definition of tossed
Verb
  • Noe returned to the wharf and slung the dead rat across the water.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
  • The leasing officer who let us in watches from the doorway with a bemused smile as Parks films the space on her phone, clacking around the hardwood floors in nude heels and a backless seafoam dress, a Coach bag slung over her shoulder.
    — Clio Chang, Curbed, 14 July 2026
Definition of slung
Verb
  • The impact flung trillions of tons of debris into the sky, and much of it headed right into that yawning atmosphere and into Earth’s orbit.
    — Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
  • The moment when everything has been flung apart and is exploding in front of you.
    — Josh Fox, IndieWire, 17 July 2026
Definition of flung

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