as in throwing
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 lobbing
North Crowley’s offense got creative for its next score with Jayden Shaw lobbing it over the defense to Jeramie Cooper for a 26-yard score.
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2025
Messing with players during their swing and lobbing personal attacks are where McIlroy, Lowry, Matt Fitzpatrick and others have voiced displeasure.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Faced with a fourth-and-1, Denegal dropped back, looked to run, then tried lobbing a pass to tight end Seth Adams.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
Illinois tacked on another touchdown on a trick play, with receiver Hank Beatty taking the reverse and lobbing a 3-yard pass to Altmyer in the end zone for the 14-7 lead.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
Williams also needs to stop lobbing the ball downfield in hopes of making a connection with his receivers.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
But this summer that deal unraveled, with both sides lobbing accusations of bad faith and questionable financing.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Trump, however, has repeatedly demanded lower borrowing costs, often lobbing personal insults in the process.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Mikayla had also replied to a commenter lobbing criticism at the decision.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2025
Messing with players during their swing and lobbing personal attacks are where McIlroy, Lowry, Matt Fitzpatrick and others have voiced displeasure.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Faced with a fourth-and-1, Denegal dropped back, looked to run, then tried lobbing a pass to tight end Seth Adams.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
Illinois tacked on another touchdown on a trick play, with receiver Hank Beatty taking the reverse and lobbing a 3-yard pass to Altmyer in the end zone for the 14-7 lead.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
Williams also needs to stop lobbing the ball downfield in hopes of making a connection with his receivers.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
But this summer that deal unraveled, with both sides lobbing accusations of bad faith and questionable financing.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Trump, however, has repeatedly demanded lower borrowing costs, often lobbing personal insults in the process.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Mikayla had also replied to a commenter lobbing criticism at the decision.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lobbing
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With about five minutes left in the first quarter of Boston’s matchup with the Raptors, Brown could be seen moving gingerly after throwing a pass to Anfernee Simons in transition.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Mini-escape room experiences and axe throwing for purchase inside Monster Midway.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
15 Oct. 2025
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Walking away from a fight or turning the other cheek at someone hurling insults your way would be an insult to our own ego and pride.—
Ed Lavandera,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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People saw it not once, not twice, but over and over, frequently dressing up as the characters and hurling things — toast, rice, puns, obscenities — at the screen.—
Joe Lynch,
Billboard,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Then layer the bulbs as described above, tossing organic fertilizer into the bottom of each layer to support root growth.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2025
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Fey then entered to rock music, tossing her semiautomatic weapon aside.—
William Vaillancourt,
Rolling Stone,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Orion Kerkering, the last man standing, could not handle it cleanly, flinging one final throw errantly toward the backstop.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
10 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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As Variety exclusively reported in February, Dominic Fike will return as the drug-using, guitar-slinging Elliot.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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Kyle Orton was the starting quarterback that day, slinging passes to Greg Olsen and Brandon Lloyd in an overtime game that ended with Robbie Gould’s 35-yard field goal.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Lobbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lobbing. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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