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
Just three days before The Bachelorette was set to debut in March, TMZ posted a video of Paul lobbing chairs at Mortenson in the presence of her daughter.
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Josef Adalian, Vulture, 6 May 2026
Coaches go to the podium and become the heckler in the bleachers, lobbing shots over foul shots.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
Trump has been in an increasingly agitated state, lobbing barbs at the alliance for refusing to help clear the Strait of Hormuz, the Persian Gulf chokepoint where around 20% of the world’s oil flowed until Iran effectively shuttered it.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors are also investigating Gregory Bovino, the outgoing Border Patrol commander who helped to lead immigration surges into several American cities and who was seen on video lobbing green-smoke canisters into crowds at a park in Minneapolis.
—Andy Mannix, ProPublica, 25 Mar. 2026
Iran has responded by lobbing missiles into Israel.
—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
Josef Adalian, Vulture, 6 May 2026
Coaches go to the podium and become the heckler in the bleachers, lobbing shots over foul shots.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
Trump has been in an increasingly agitated state, lobbing barbs at the alliance for refusing to help clear the Strait of Hormuz, the Persian Gulf chokepoint where around 20% of the world’s oil flowed until Iran effectively shuttered it.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors are also investigating Gregory Bovino, the outgoing Border Patrol commander who helped to lead immigration surges into several American cities and who was seen on video lobbing green-smoke canisters into crowds at a park in Minneapolis.
—Andy Mannix, ProPublica, 25 Mar. 2026
Iran has responded by lobbing missiles into Israel.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lobbing
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Snell worked around Kim’s throwing error in the third to pitch a scoreless third and his day was done after 77 pitches.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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As both fighters were bloodied, Strickland said that Chimaev pointed to the mat near the end of the fifth round, which is a sign to fighters to start throwing haymakers.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
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The mega-tsunami wreaked havoc across the landscape, stripping forests down to bare rock, ripping trees out by their roots and hurling boulders.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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The protest damaged a Communist Party office, with some protesters throwing rocks at the building and hurling furniture into a bonfire amid chants of freedom.—
Jorge Carrasco,
NBC news,
1 May 2026
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Fulton finished the game, ultimately tossing four innings and giving up two runs in Miami’s 7-4 loss to the Orioles — the Marlins’ fourth consecutive defeat that has them 1-5 so far on this 10-game homestand.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2026
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As the beat dropped, the friends jumped into action — tossing pink flower petals, dancing and laughing before embracing at a glam station.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
5 May 2026
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Another video showed Chonkers reemerging from the water, flinging himself onto a dock full of smaller sea lions who, save for one apparently brave animal, fled at the sight and reverberations of their massive neighbor.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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Sam instead proposes that the performer dance to it without music, a prompt that is followed by Anne Hathaway flinging herself across the room, dragging her body across the floor in a hypnotic spectacle that seems to convey struggle, possession, and loss of control.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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Disney’s presentation to advertisers in New York on Tuesday featured high-energy antics (and singing) courtesy of Olivia Rodrigo and the baseball bat-slinging Savannah Bananas.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
12 May 2026
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In addition, the action includes top-tier spider combat and awesome web-slinging and web-gliding traversal abilities.—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
1 May 2026
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“Lobbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lobbing. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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