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
Sox infielder Luisangel Acuña pitched the eighth inning, lobbing 40 mph curves, including one that José Caballero took out for the Yankees’ fourth home run.
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Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
Much has been made of the fitness of Feyenoord midfielder Hwang — who finally delivered South Korea the goal that their dominance had merited, lobbing Kovar after a smart turn, his finish the successful epitome of what Son had tried earlier in the game.
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Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
14 June 2026
Hooliganism, at first observed in British fans, has intensified since the 1960s, and numerous matches have been canceled because of fans invading the pitch, lobbing fireworks, and setting off flares.
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Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 June 2026
As the prominence of fracking attests, the critics of alternative energies are lobbing potshots from quite the glass house.
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John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
She was also slapped into another dimension by Jules (Hunter Schafer) after lobbing several insults at her about Jules’ whole sugar baby situation.
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Marlow Stern,
Variety,
24 May 2026
In remarks made on election night, Jackson appealed to Jones voters by lobbing accusations that the lieutenant governor has been using his position to financially benefit his own family.
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Irene Wright,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
In hindsight, Julius Randle turning down a potential drive to the rim and instead lobbing a grenade to Rudy Gobert near the end of the shot clock was a harbinger of the rest of his night.
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Dane Mizutani,
Twin Cities,
9 May 2026
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
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
Much has been made of the fitness of Feyenoord midfielder Hwang — who finally delivered South Korea the goal that their dominance had merited, lobbing Kovar after a smart turn, his finish the successful epitome of what Son had tried earlier in the game.
—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
14 June 2026
Hooliganism, at first observed in British fans, has intensified since the 1960s, and numerous matches have been canceled because of fans invading the pitch, lobbing fireworks, and setting off flares.
—
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 June 2026
As the prominence of fracking attests, the critics of alternative energies are lobbing potshots from quite the glass house.
—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
She was also slapped into another dimension by Jules (Hunter Schafer) after lobbing several insults at her about Jules’ whole sugar baby situation.
—
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
24 May 2026
In remarks made on election night, Jackson appealed to Jones voters by lobbing accusations that the lieutenant governor has been using his position to financially benefit his own family.
—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
In hindsight, Julius Randle turning down a potential drive to the rim and instead lobbing a grenade to Rudy Gobert near the end of the shot clock was a harbinger of the rest of his night.
—
Dane Mizutani,
Twin Cities,
9 May 2026
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.
—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lobbing
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The bear was completely oblivious to this crowd of people screaming and throwing things at it.
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There is a real distinction between a city unified by five fine starting players in a game that originally involved throwing a ball into a peach basket and that, however improbably, became the city game, and the bloody display in the nation’s capital.
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At its core, the hearing involved two former business partners hurling major accusations against one another.
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Jets and winds from black holes are textbook physics, and scientists have observed many supermassive black holes hurling them into space.
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Applying frosting is one of the few things that cannot be said to be a subset of Haaland’s métier; after tossing his balky piping bag aside in frustration, the Norseman issued an expletive that was deemed bleep-worthy by Fox’s Standards & Practices crew.
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Given the vast number of teens who are nowadays encountering mental health issues, tossing specialized labor at the matter is simply not realistic.
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The players rotated quickly, setting flurries of picks and cutting, creating space by driving to the basket, stretching the defense to the point of breaking, and then flinging the ball to the open man in the corner.
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My summer version of Jay Gatsby flinging his silk shirts over a balcony is filling a room with dainty cotton blouses and dresses in sweet floral motifs.
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But a $40/hr wage means adults crowding out teens and nary a school-age summer server slinging soda at SoFi.
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Plus, the locals love taco-slinging Cosmica for Cal-Mex brunch and colorful cocktails, plus World Cup watch parties on the spacious patio.
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“Lobbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lobbing. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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