mobbed

Definition of mobbednext
past tense of mob
as in flocked
to move upon or fill (something) in great numbers the snack bar was mobbed as soon as the meeting was over

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Recent Examples of mobbed Grocery stores across North Texas have been mobbed by shoppers buying meat, milk, water and other supplies to carry them through three or four days of hunkering down this weekend. Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2026 He was mobbed by teammates while a crowd that was rocking earlier watched in near silence. Andrew Seligman, Twin Cities, 19 Jan. 2026 He was mobbed by teammates while a crowd that was rocking earlier watched in near silence. Dallas Morning News, 18 Jan. 2026 The Raiders mobbed kicker Daniel Carlson after his game-winner split the uprights in Sunday’s season finale in Las Vegas, to the point of knocking him to the ground. Sam McDowell 9, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2026 Harenstam, a sixth-round pick by the Blues, was named the top goalie of the tournament and was mobbed by the rest of his stick and glove-throwing teammates in a massive megapile. Joe Smith, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026 Less than two minutes later, Eruzione scored what was eventually the game-winning goal and was mobbed on the ice. Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 13 Dec. 2025 But in tough conditions, the 41-year-old got just enough on the football to bounce back from an earlier miss and was mobbed at midfield by his teammates as the Jets fans in a drenched and half-empty MetLife Stadium went wild. CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025 Fans mobbed him like a Hollywood star. Mike Valerio, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mobbed
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  • During the meme stock frenzy, traders flocked to online forums such as Reddit’s WallStreetBets, where ideas spread at a rapid pace and unprecedented scale.
    Yun Li,Kate Rooney,Alex Harring, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
  • For decades, those in Region C have said more water is needed to quench the thirst population and business growth that has flocked to North Texas; meanwhile, Region D residents have pleaded for alternative options that wouldn’t displace them.
    Lana Ferguson, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026
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  • Meta appears to be struggling to catch up in a field crowded with rivals who have demonstrated much greater success in developing AI models – notably Google’s Gemini, Anthropic’s Claude, and OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
    Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • More than twenty‑five thousand people crowded into Shibe Park, including throngs of young people who made the gathering feel more like a festival than a political convention.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026

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“Mobbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mobbed. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.

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