1
a
: a small drop or lump of something viscid or thick
b
: a daub or spot of color
2
: something shapeless
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Examples of blob in a Sentence
Noun
That blue blob in the corner of the map is the lake we're headed for.
flicked a blob of jelly on the toast and began to spread it around
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The Editors, National Review, 4 Oct. 2024
Atop the white base, little brown blobs like cow print splotches were applied all over each finger.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 23 July 2024
Byelizabeth Pennisi, science.org, 17 Jan. 2023
The blob-like shape is a result of spending several days in snowpack.
—Discover Magazine, 3 Feb. 2015
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Noun
Average citizens, rather than just media behemoths, can now make their influence felt, amplified by social-media companies such as X that remain outside the progressive blob’s direct control and facilitate their material going viral.
—The Editors, National Review, 4 Oct. 2024
Atop the white base, little brown blobs like cow print splotches were applied all over each finger.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 23 July 2024
Verb
The 30-centimeter-long adult grows out of a larva that is little more than a sesame seed–size blob with an eyespot at one end and a band of cilia around its body.
—Byelizabeth Pennisi, science.org, 17 Jan. 2023
The blob-like shape is a result of spending several days in snowpack.
—Discover Magazine, 3 Feb. 2015
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“Blob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blob. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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