1
a
: a small drop or lump of something viscid or thick
b
: a daub or spot of color
2
: something shapeless
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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PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
Nearly 40 years ago, Ronald Reagan warned that the Department of Education was primed for capture by the education blob, the teachers’ unions, and lobbyists trying to get their piece of the pie.
—The Editors, National Review, 21 Mar. 2025
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
In the image below, the reflection is rendered as a faint blue blob toward the center of the image.
—PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
Nearly 40 years ago, Ronald Reagan warned that the Department of Education was primed for capture by the education blob, the teachers’ unions, and lobbyists trying to get their piece of the pie.
—The Editors, National Review, 21 Mar. 2025
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 7 Apr. 2025.
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