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Recent Examples of gobble
Boeing gobbled up rivals, expanded from jets to military hardware to rockets.
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Robert B. Tucker, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Amazon Prime subscriptions pay for Amazon to grow—to gobble up market share, put small stores out of business, and make Bezos more powerful.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2024
This is key, as stripers often stun their prey then swing around and gobble up the dead and dying bunker fluttering to the bottom.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 17 Oct. 2024
That’s enough room to swallow California whole, then gobble up Oregon and Washington and still have space left over for a dessert the size of Maine.
—Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 4 Oct. 2024
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Robert B. Tucker, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Amazon Prime subscriptions pay for Amazon to grow—to gobble up market share, put small stores out of business, and make Bezos more powerful.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2024
This is key, as stripers often stun their prey then swing around and gobble up the dead and dying bunker fluttering to the bottom.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 17 Oct. 2024
That’s enough room to swallow California whole, then gobble up Oregon and Washington and still have space left over for a dessert the size of Maine.
—Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 4 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gobble
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In Scottish folklore, the kelpie is a shape-shifting creature that lives underwater and can easily devour humans.Catherine Garcia, theweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Styled as Pac-Man, the figure is depicted on the verge of devouring a blue dot.R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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The bacteria can also be carried by larger animals, like rabbits or outdoor pets, or inhaled if infected animal particles become airborne, according to county health officials.Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
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The drug is routinely used by doctors during surgeries, and overdoses typically involve smoking, injecting, or inhaling illicit fentanyl.Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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The three of them confronting the guy — Chet, is pretty hilarious, and Paul successfully scares him into gulping in fear.Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2024
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Indeed, wine is a fundamentally a convivial beverage; it is not meant to be chugged, slammed, or gulped.Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Gobble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gobble. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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