Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for looby
Noun
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One of the synthetic pyrethroids could also help control the young lubber grasshoppers.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2025 -
Land lubbers hike: Lace up those shoes for a 9 to 11 a.m. excursion on Sunday, Oct. 20, to Ansel’s Cave in The West Woods in Russell Township.—
Joan Rusek,
cleveland,
30 Sep. 2019
Noun
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There’s married mom of six Angela (Alexandra Melrose), who needs a break from the double-wide trailer and her lummox spouse.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
4 Aug. 2025
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Fraser was everywhere in the 1990s and early 2000s: a sweetly handsome, blue-eyed lummox whose starring roles established him as a perpetual naif.—
Ty Burr,
Washington Post,
1 Dec. 2022
Noun
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Carrie raves to Seema about her creative connection with Duncan, and during another writing session, Duncan helps Carrie with her faulty printer and gawks at her closet full of designer dresses and shoes.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
31 July 2025
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Here, the blurring is visual: Sometimes Leonard floats into the past looking like Gere, who wears the character without a shred of self-protection as the lens gawks at his raw skin.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Rutledge spent two years under Will Healy, enjoying the victory over Duke in Charlotte’s only Power Four win, and scored his first touchdown in Charlotte’s final dub before parting ways with Healy, back in 2022.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2026
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Vintage dub techno was grimy, barnacle-encrusted, and often user-unfriendly.—
Daniel Bromfield,
Pitchfork,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Like Lerner’s previous protagonists, the narrator is something of an intellectual klutz, at once Chekhov and Chaplin.—
Giles Harvey,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Leslie played along, pretending to be a klutz who liked being harshed by a pre-school kid.—
Noor Hassan,
Rolling Stone,
21 June 2025
Noun
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Despite advances in breast imaging, breast biopsy remains the only definitive method to determine whether a suspicious lump is cancerous.—
Quing Zhu,
The Conversation,
6 Apr. 2026
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Pour mixture through a fine mesh strainer into a medium bowl; discard any lumps.—
Erin Merhar,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Looby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looby. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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