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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Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
The apparent change occurred when the blob of Charon peeked out Pluto’s line of sight.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 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
Its counterpart, the cool blob La Niña, can push the jet stream north, drying out the southwestern U.S., while also causing drought in East Africa and making the monsoon season of South Asia more intense.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
The apparent change occurred when the blob of Charon peeked out Pluto’s line of sight.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 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 17 Nov. 2024.
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