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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A lot of us will give anything to leave there with a dub.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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The film’s English dub may not have been a hit.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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
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Gender-flipping a few genre tropes — like showing the guy as the klutz and having the girl chase him down to proclaim her love — no longer passes for subversive.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The cash option is a one-time, lump-sum payment equal to all the cash in the jackpot prize pool.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Harris decided to add some lump crab to Linden’s lobster sandwich.—
Andy Wang,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Looby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looby. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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