lobbing

present participle of lob

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of lobbing 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 Trump has been lobbing criticisms at Powell for months over the Fed’s decision to keep interest rates as is, a decision Powell largely attributes to economic uncertainty in part due to Trump’s tariffs policy. Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 1 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lobbing
Verb
  • More Getty Images Purdy certainly did not play his best football last year, throwing for 3,864 yards, 20 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.
    Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The messages contained information only someone close to Lauryn would have known, throwing twist into the mystery.
    Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Little League Baseball should consider moving pitching mounds back to better protect players as pint-sized phenoms are hurling fastballs that clock more than 80 mph, advocates told Newsweek.
    Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Williams was the king of the one-liners, hurling insults that made headlines and made Cunningham fume.
    Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But the way Herbert flashed early in his career, tossing seven touchdown passes and only one interception in a 2021 season sweep of the defending AFC champion Chiefs, had come to feel like a tease.
    Mike Sando, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Harrell’s improvement After a slow start against the Mountaineers in the Duke’s Mayo Classic, tossing an interception and completing just 54% of his passes, Harrell showed slight improvements against the Tar Heels’ defense.
    Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The side brush on this model can also lift itself out of the way to avoid spreading stains and flinging large particles.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Video and photos from Phoenix show street signs trembling from the wind as the storm swept through the city and its surrounding areas, picking up debris and flinging it around.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Dunn allegedly shouted at a group of federal officers before slinging the salami sandwich at one of them.
    Dan Mangan, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
  • This was the official launch of the Maria’s Paella restaurant, after four years of slinging paella and empanadas at the weekly Midtown Farmers Market.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2025

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“Lobbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lobbing. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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