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as in chunk
a small uneven mass
found a glob of chewing gum under my theater seat
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Recent Examples of glob
What does a blue-green algal bloom look and smell like?
Blue-green algal blooms tend to look like foam, oily paint, or mats and globs of chunky green stuff sitting on the surface of the water, according to the CDC.
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Katie Camero, SELF, 17 July 2024
The hundreds of rows of lights were evenly spaced around the glob.
—James Nestor, Outside Online, 18 June 2024
Just take the entire glob out of the container and press into electronics to pull out junky debris.
—Anna Kasper, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2024
Comets are basically globs of ice embedded with dust and rock.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 23 June 2024
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Katie Camero, SELF, 17 July 2024
The hundreds of rows of lights were evenly spaced around the glob.
—James Nestor, Outside Online, 18 June 2024
Just take the entire glob out of the container and press into electronics to pull out junky debris.
—Anna Kasper, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2024
Comets are basically globs of ice embedded with dust and rock.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 23 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glob
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Checking Your Malware Protection Anti-Malware makes up the biggest chunk of the security score, worth 30 points.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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The three states account for 44 electoral votes, a large chunk of the 93 electoral votes that the seven battleground states make up.Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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Each door reveals new supplies for DIY activities such as assorted round beads, charms, and thread for DIY friendship bracelets, plus other gifts like nail polish and nail stickers to create festive purple, pink, blue, and yellow manicures.Ali Faccenda, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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According to the local tourism board, the beads are the only historical item allowed to leave the island.Alev Aktar, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2024
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Golden mussel takeovers in other countries have shown that the species can grow in clumps or colonies containing as many as 80,000 to 200,000 organisms per square meter.Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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There is a rapid onset of hair loss, causing people to lose clumps of hair, usually on the sides of the scalp.Mark Gurarie, Health, 27 Oct. 2024
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Walking pneumonia spreads through respiratory droplets during close contact, similar to other respiratory infections.Alyssa Hui-Anderson, Verywell Health, 5 Nov. 2024
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There, fans sang their team's fight song loud and proud, as VR technology depicted the virus and bacteria droplets that are expelled into the air around them, and how Lysol helps kill them and keep sports fans safe.Angela Andaloro, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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The Inspiron 16 Plus is a genuine hunk of a laptop.PCMAG, PCMAG, 27 Sep. 2024
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Inspired by dystopian science fiction, the hulking hunk of unpainted metal barely squeezes into a lane of traffic and encases its driver in a (sort of) bulletproof tank that’s easily mistaken for a weapon of war.Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 26 Sep. 2024
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Guests can customize their experience, adding IV drips and vitamin shots depending on their needs.James Manso, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
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The company had moved its milk, sugar and simple drip coffee behind the bar during the early days of COVID-19, but the switch back should give its baristas more time to craft the lattes, macchiatos and other less straight-forward drinks.Kate Gibson, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024
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That helps remove some apprehension when dropping wads of cash on a phone with a hinge.Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 23 July 2024
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Sometimes he sang-rapped like had a wad of gum in his mouth, clearly a student of all the early Future tapes.Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 6 Sep. 2024
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But smart shoppers know that the early bird gets the worm, and many of our favorite brands and products are already seeing surprising price drops before the big day, just like Asus who produce a staggering array of PCs and peripherals that our PCMag reviewers tend to rate highly.K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
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Ballot drop boxes and vote centers are open until 8 p.m. today.Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Glob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glob. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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