British slang

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Recent Examples of nobble Poland’s ruling party has tried to nobble the courts and the civil service. The Economist, 31 Oct. 2019 Lacking a supermajority to amend the constitution, PiS did the next best thing and nobbled the constitutional tribunal. The Economist, 21 Apr. 2018 In Hungary, having nobbled the courts, media and public prosecutor, Viktor Orban is squeezing civil society and using state (and EU) funds to nurture oligarchs. The Economist, 19 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nobble
Verb
  • Niemann, a grandmaster, beat Carlsen in an upset in a 2022 match, leading Carlsen to withdraw from the tournament and setting off wild speculation about whether Niemann could have cheated, though no such allegations were ever proven.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Neither team cheats for offense, every inch of ice is hard-earned.
    Pierre LeBrun, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The game ended appropriately with Minnesota’s Naz Reid grabbing an offensive rebound off a Timberwolves missed free throw attempt and hugging the ball like Minnesota hugged this victory.
    Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
  • Decker was walking and pushing his bike when Nelson grabbed his backpack and attempted to detain him.
    Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 1 May 2025
Verb
  • For now, the researchers have left the ship in situ, partially covering it with original soil and squeezing wet sponges onto it to preserve moisture.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
  • In fact, tariffs on Chinese goods have surged into triple digits, effectively choking off trade and squeezing margins.
    Lauren Parker, Sourcing Journal, 29 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The double strain catches small bits of ginger and also lime pulp. Credits Recipe developed by Juliana Hale.
    Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Apr. 2025
  • The body position of Anderson is revealing here, caught between closing Savinho down and covering the pass out wide.
    Thom Harris, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The White Sox used it last winter to make a significant addition, plucking right-hander Shane Smith from Milwaukee.
    Phil Rogers, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • That September, Kyle invited the team to an annual party with a few hundred of his friends, while producers plucked potential talent from the crowd.
    Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Before Amber could join her brother, according to one witness, a man in a black pick-up truck pulled into the parking lot, snatched Amber off her bicycle and took off.
    Emily Krauser, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Then there is, in Walker’s view, the holy grail of art crime: The 13 works, including paintings by Rembrandt, Édouard Manet and Edgar Degas, snatched from Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in a notorious 1990 heist.
    Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 27 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Now Warning To All iPhone Users Google Pixel’s Unbeatable Upgrade—Bad News For Samsung Being stuck at No. 2 behind Lamar likely stings just a little more than usual for Drake.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • But China is also seeking to build tighter relationships in Asia with nations stung by Trump’s tariffs.
    Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Attackers could seize on the pattern by identifying nonexistent packages that are repeatedly hallucinated.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Officials seized less than 50 pounds of fentanyl along the U.S. northern border in the 2024 fiscal year, according to the AP, citing U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) data.
    Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025

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“Nobble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nobble. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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