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Recent Examples of mobbed
Fans mobbed him like a Hollywood star.
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Mike Valerio, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
Ovechkin looked high with his arms raised while drifting toward the boards before turning around to be mobbed by Capitals teammates who had left the bench to celebrate with him.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 6 Nov. 2025
Los Angeles secured the 116-115 win as Reaves’ Lakers teammates mobbed him.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Dodgers players mobbed Freddie Freeman after his home run ended Los Angeles’ incredible 18-inning victory over the Blue Jays in Game 3 of the World Series on Monday.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
But Klein kept going and was mobbed by teammates after Freeman’s home run.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
Freeman was mobbed by teammates after hitting the walk-off home run.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 28 Oct. 2025
In 1795, hungry Londoners mobbed King George III’s coach demanding bread.
—Roy Scranton, JSTOR Daily, 18 Sep. 2025
Loons teammates mobbed him as Minnesota sealed all three points in a road match at first-place San Diego.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
Mike Valerio, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
Ovechkin looked high with his arms raised while drifting toward the boards before turning around to be mobbed by Capitals teammates who had left the bench to celebrate with him.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 6 Nov. 2025
Los Angeles secured the 116-115 win as Reaves’ Lakers teammates mobbed him.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Dodgers players mobbed Freddie Freeman after his home run ended Los Angeles’ incredible 18-inning victory over the Blue Jays in Game 3 of the World Series on Monday.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
But Klein kept going and was mobbed by teammates after Freeman’s home run.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
Freeman was mobbed by teammates after hitting the walk-off home run.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 28 Oct. 2025
In 1795, hungry Londoners mobbed King George III’s coach demanding bread.
—Roy Scranton, JSTOR Daily, 18 Sep. 2025
Loons teammates mobbed him as Minnesota sealed all three points in a road match at first-place San Diego.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mobbed
Verb
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Zohran Mamdani has defeated former New York governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa to be elected the next Mayor of New York City, something which has come at the dismay of MAGA and conservatives, who have quickly flocked online to share their reactions to Mamdani’s historic win.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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In ever greater numbers, Elizabeth’s subjects flocked north to ingratiate themselves with the Queen’s likely successor.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Two centuries later, hundreds of long ships crowded the five inland seas carrying lumber, limestone, copper, cars, crops, and iron from Canada and the Midwest down to the Saint Lawrence Seaway that eventually leads to the Atlantic.—
NPR,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
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None of the above is nearly enough to compensate for its fundamental flaws, especially considering how crowded with domestic thrillers TV has become.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Mobbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mobbed. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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