as in to throw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
he lightly lobbed the errant ball over the fence to the waiting schoolboy
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Recent Examples of lob
Hezbollah responded by lobbing dozens of rockets into Israel, some reaching as far as Haifa.
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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2024
Trump regularly lobs the unproven claim that Harris is lying about working at McDonald’s in her twenties.
—Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2024
At the same time, Trump and his allies lobbed false allegations at the Biden/Harris Administration lack of responsiveness to victims of last week’s Hurricane Helene.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
The women of The View became their own Hot Topic on Thursday, with co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg and Sunny Hostin responding directly — and passionately — to recent insults lobbed at them by former president Donald Trump.
—Rebecca Iannucci, TVLine, 10 Oct. 2024
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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2024
Trump regularly lobs the unproven claim that Harris is lying about working at McDonald’s in her twenties.
—Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2024
At the same time, Trump and his allies lobbed false allegations at the Biden/Harris Administration lack of responsiveness to victims of last week’s Hurricane Helene.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
The women of The View became their own Hot Topic on Thursday, with co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg and Sunny Hostin responding directly — and passionately — to recent insults lobbed at them by former president Donald Trump.
—Rebecca Iannucci, TVLine, 10 Oct. 2024
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Higgins didn’t just reflect on her career but also made a powerful call to action for the Australian music industry, throwing her support behind homegrown artists.Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 22 Nov. 2024
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However, both stars have thrown their support behind Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande taking up the mantle of the magically talented enemies-turned-friends in the movie.Megan McCluskey, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
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Lo hurls enraged texts and emails at my lawyer, and also at John, the location manager.Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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Watch your head, there’s much talk of tomes being hurled across the room.Sloane Crosley, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
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On to the nominees: Marley Alcantara, Pittsburg football: Alcantara tossed two touchdown passes and ran for a third as Pittsburg wrapped up a 9-1 regular season with a big win over rival Antioch.Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
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Keith punctuated her performance by tossing a 7-yard touchdown to Hannah Kim off a double pass on fourth down.Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
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On Wednesday morning, Ukrainian air force bombers reportedly flung 10 Storm Shadow cruise missiles at a target in Maryino, a town in Kursk 25 miles from the border.David Axe, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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But when a body is discovered in a remote town, they are flung into a new sweatier, stickier investigation.Patrick Frater, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Lob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lob. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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