as in devoured
to swallow or eat greedily
gobbled the sandwiches like they hadn't eaten for days
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Recent Examples of gobbled
Over the next two decades, America's radio stations would be gobbled up by a handful of conglomerates such as Clear Channel, now known as iHeartMedia.
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CBS News, 1 Oct. 2024
Tech giants Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Google’s YouTube TV have gobbled up a huge part of the television distribution business, and both Dish and DirecTV have been bleeding customers.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
CBS News, 1 Oct. 2024
Tech giants Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Google’s YouTube TV have gobbled up a huge part of the television distribution business, and both Dish and DirecTV have been bleeding customers.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Gobbled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gobbled. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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