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Recent Examples of cob
The corn is cooked in brown butter, and paired with a parmesan bomb of a broth created from leftover husks and cobs.
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Kaila Yu, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
The husks should be bright green, tight around the cob, and still have some moisture, rather than feel crispy, brown, or loose.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 July 2024
Check for signs of insects, like holes in the husk or mushiness at the top of the cob.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2024
Fresh, sweet corn on the cob is already near-perfect, straight from Mother Nature.
—Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 13 June 2024
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Kaila Yu, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
The husks should be bright green, tight around the cob, and still have some moisture, rather than feel crispy, brown, or loose.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 July 2024
Check for signs of insects, like holes in the husk or mushiness at the top of the cob.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2024
Fresh, sweet corn on the cob is already near-perfect, straight from Mother Nature.
—Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 13 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cob
Noun
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This steed is horsin' around at Russell's Western Wear & Cowboy Boots off North Dale Mabry Highway.—
Kathryn Varn,
Axios,
13 Dec. 2024
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Mike Myers will reprise his role as the titular ogre, while Cameron Diaz is returning as his wife Fiona, and Eddie Murphy will once again serve as their noble steed, Donkey.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
9 July 2024
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After a physical altercation, the men set the home ablaze — with her inside — and escaped with a green safe, a Beretta handgun, an AK-47-style rifle, jade figurines and 2,000 rounds of ammunition, the FBI said.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN,
26 Jan. 2025
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Kindle Paperwhite has 16GB storage and comes in black, jade and raspberry colors.—
David Phelan,
Forbes,
18 Oct. 2024
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Around her are two other mares with their foals snuggling up to them.—
James Russell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 June 2024
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Horse racing’s biggest star closes from dead last, but Blame holds off the 6-year-old mare and wins the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic under the lights Churchill Downs.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Nov. 2024
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But despite missing that practice, the Canadiens still did not hold a morning skate in Dallas on Thursday, and Suzuki was in on that decision.—
Arpon Basu,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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After the game, fans can lace up their skates and join Mavericks players on the ice for a postgame skate.—
Ben DeLaForest,
Kansas City Star,
13 Jan. 2025
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And in this situation, Robby had to basically pull the plug on his own mentor to give this piece of equipment to someone who had a better chance of survival.—
Max Gao,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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Boeing has struggled to regain its footing after a door plug blew out midair in January 2024, sparking a new safety crisis at the company that was trying to put behind it the fallout from two fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2025
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This change enabled a new fictional genre to develop: horse-girl fiction, which idealized stories about girls and their ponies.—
Rebecca Scofield / Made by History,
TIME,
21 Jan. 2025
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See the mini pony, Dolly dress-up station, book drive and more.—
Angelica Stabile,
Fox News,
15 Jan. 2025
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That foal was the first of many to be born on the island, including a brother named Mateo, that was also a result of the time during the hurricane.—
Jessica Farthing,
Southern Living,
30 Dec. 2024
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Penne is the oldest of Disney World's new Hartmann's mountain zebra foals.—
Kelli Bender,
Peoplemag,
25 July 2024
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The clip featured the 32-time Grammy winner straddling a white stallion, swinging a large American flag in slow motion as a Western trumpet theme played over the sound of a stampede.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
14 Jan. 2025
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Black-and-white photographic evidence shows a different stallion many decades ago.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
2 Jan. 2025
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“Cob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cob. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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