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
Iran has responded by lobbing missiles into Israel.
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March 3, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
In addition to OpenAI running an ad, its competitor Anthropic is airing its first Super Bowl commercial about its Claude system and lobbing jabs at OpenAI about its addition of ads into ChatGPT.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
The strategy that King decided on at the last minute was to hang back, lobbing softballs to create long volleys that would tire Riggs out.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026
Greg Bovino, the preening Border Patrol chief who wandered around Minneapolis posing for photos and lobbing tear gas at protesters, left the city on Tuesday, seemingly pushed out by the administration.
—Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026
Greg Bovino recently took to the streets of Minneapolis, pulling the pin from a grenade and lobbing it into a crowd of protesters as plumes of vibrant green smoke filled the air and stained snow in the residential neighborhood.
—Minneapolis Star Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Her campaign's focus on cyber-bullying struck some as ironic, considering the president's penchant for lobbing online insults at his critics.
—Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
The civil case notwithstanding, the DOJ is now lobbing new criminal charges against Cherfilus-McCormick and three others.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 21 Nov. 2025
Howitzer cannon fire, said to occur on nearby White Beach, was part of the exercise, lobbing artillery rounds over the freeway and onto an impact zone deep inside the nearly 200-square-mile base.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
March 3, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
In addition to OpenAI running an ad, its competitor Anthropic is airing its first Super Bowl commercial about its Claude system and lobbing jabs at OpenAI about its addition of ads into ChatGPT.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
The strategy that King decided on at the last minute was to hang back, lobbing softballs to create long volleys that would tire Riggs out.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026
Greg Bovino, the preening Border Patrol chief who wandered around Minneapolis posing for photos and lobbing tear gas at protesters, left the city on Tuesday, seemingly pushed out by the administration.
—Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026
Greg Bovino recently took to the streets of Minneapolis, pulling the pin from a grenade and lobbing it into a crowd of protesters as plumes of vibrant green smoke filled the air and stained snow in the residential neighborhood.
—Minneapolis Star Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Her campaign's focus on cyber-bullying struck some as ironic, considering the president's penchant for lobbing online insults at his critics.
—Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
The civil case notwithstanding, the DOJ is now lobbing new criminal charges against Cherfilus-McCormick and three others.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 21 Nov. 2025
Howitzer cannon fire, said to occur on nearby White Beach, was part of the exercise, lobbing artillery rounds over the freeway and onto an impact zone deep inside the nearly 200-square-mile base.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lobbing
Verb
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He is shut down from throwing for a couple of weeks, is scheduled to be reevaluated in two weeks and then start plyos at the end of March.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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True enough, and that’s because lawmakers have insisted on throwing money at problems by burdening Californians with some of the highest taxes in the country.—
Rafael Perez,
Oc Register,
8 Mar. 2026
Verb
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At least 54 arrested after allegedly blocking roads, hurling rocks in anti-ICE unrest.—
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FOXNews.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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The Kuwaiti army has reportedly intercepted Iranian ballistic missiles and drones as Iran continued hurling attacks on Gulf countries.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Mar. 2026
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Rather than tossing your wallet, phone, boarding pass, and other loose items into a security bin, keep them together inside a small belt bag.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Mar. 2026
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Some gardeners have great success tossing orange peels around the garden to repel cats.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The front of Adams’s car collided with the front of the scooter, violently flinging the scooter and Acevedo into the air, the Sheriff’s Office said.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Feb. 2026
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His frustration — flinging the ball into the floor, screaming at his team-mates — could have been a sign of a Chelsea team about to wobble.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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The popular business shut down in September after more than a decade of slinging beer and meatloaf sandwiches in a more-than-century-old building.—
Amanda Hancock,
Louisville Courier Journal,
27 Feb. 2026
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And Harvey Gough is no longer slinging burgers and barbs from behind the counter.—
Evan Grant,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Lobbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lobbing. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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