as in throws
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 lobs
Gimkit lobs occasional multiple-choice questions in the middle of live, multiplayer games that closely resemble popular commercial titles such as Among Us and Only Up.
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Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026
When Beulah’s ne’er-do-well son Rob-Will (Jai Courtney) drunkenly lobs slurs at Azul in a gas station parking lot, Azul reminds him his family’s been in Texas longer than the Jacksons — right before Rip punches Rob-Will out, of course.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 14 May 2026
In one video, a mostly unseen man runs up from behind the person filming and lobs a smoking object into a crowd about a block away.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
In unedited body camera footage, an agent lobs what appears to be a flashbang into the air, which explodes in the same spot seen in the DHS video.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026
North Crowley’s Jayden Shaw lobs it over the defense to TE Jeramie Cooper for a 26 yard touchdown.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2025
In the 13th minute of that round-of-16 second leg, Andres Iniesta lobs a pass for Alba to chase on the left, with Messi operating between the centre-backs.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Paul Thomas Anderson lobs a cinematic grenade in an unrelenting action-thriller.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026
When Beulah’s ne’er-do-well son Rob-Will (Jai Courtney) drunkenly lobs slurs at Azul in a gas station parking lot, Azul reminds him his family’s been in Texas longer than the Jacksons — right before Rip punches Rob-Will out, of course.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 14 May 2026
In one video, a mostly unseen man runs up from behind the person filming and lobs a smoking object into a crowd about a block away.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
In unedited body camera footage, an agent lobs what appears to be a flashbang into the air, which explodes in the same spot seen in the DHS video.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026
North Crowley’s Jayden Shaw lobs it over the defense to TE Jeramie Cooper for a 26 yard touchdown.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2025
In the 13th minute of that round-of-16 second leg, Andres Iniesta lobs a pass for Alba to chase on the left, with Messi operating between the centre-backs.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Paul Thomas Anderson lobs a cinematic grenade in an unrelenting action-thriller.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lobs
Verb
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That is, until a conversation about having children throws their relationship into a tailspin.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
28 May 2026
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The next season will follow up with the pair after the season-one finale, in which newcomer Hunter Davenport (Charlie Evans) throws a wrench in Dean and Allie’s secret relationship.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
28 May 2026
Verb
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Overthrows and underthrows and tosses otherwise off target.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
27 May 2026
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Flo Rida tosses a rose offstage during a performance in Oslo, Norway, on May 20.—
People Staff,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
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Theron, meanwhile, hurls herself into the sinewy action sequences that have increasingly been her home turf over the past two decades, flinging herself down hills and into rivers and navigating some precarious rock-climbing terrain.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2026
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Hathaway hurls herself into that punishing sequence with violent physical force and emotional rawness.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Knowing that there's no escape, Laurie makes her way to the roof of her home, ties a rope around her neck, and flings herself off the ledge, dying instantly.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
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All that’s left is a frantic kickout to Embiid, which flings wide left.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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“Lobs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lobs. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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