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
But this summer that deal unraveled, with both sides lobbing accusations of bad faith and questionable financing.
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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
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
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There was a blow-up doll that people were throwing around in the audience.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
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If Jennings can’t play, Jones will be throwing to a receiver group that caught a grand total of four passes in Week 1, with all of them being Ricky Pearsall’s.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Some protesters forced their way into the parliament complex by breaking through a barricade, a local official said, setting fire to an ambulance, hurling objects at riot police, and ferrying the injured to the hospital on motorcycles.—
Gopal Sharma,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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Born in what is now Zimbabwe, Bland spent hours as a child hurling stones at telegraph poles.—
James Wallace,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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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
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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
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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
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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
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New York's iconic Russ & Daughters celebrates 100 years of slinging bagels and lox this year.—
Suzanne Nuyen,
NPR,
8 Sep. 2025
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Dunn allegedly shouted at a group of federal officers before slinging the salami sandwich at one of them.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
28 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Lobbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lobbing. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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