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Recent Examples of gobble
Traffic can gobble up travelers during Thanksgiving.
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Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 22 Nov. 2024
Once close enough, a frogfish then stops moving the fin to gobble up their target.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 12 Dec. 2024
Vistra: Vistra is bound to see success as data centers continue to gobble power, Cramer said, especially as demand for clean energy grows.
—Julie Coleman, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2024
Advertisers were quick to gobble up the streamer’s available inventory, paying as much as three-quarters-of-a-million-dollars for each 30-second in-game spot, and if the seasonal ratings trends are anything to go by, the investment will have been well worth the expense.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 22 Nov. 2024
Once close enough, a frogfish then stops moving the fin to gobble up their target.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 12 Dec. 2024
Vistra: Vistra is bound to see success as data centers continue to gobble power, Cramer said, especially as demand for clean energy grows.
—Julie Coleman, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2024
Advertisers were quick to gobble up the streamer’s available inventory, paying as much as three-quarters-of-a-million-dollars for each 30-second in-game spot, and if the seasonal ratings trends are anything to go by, the investment will have been well worth the expense.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gobble
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Marine bacteria swoop in, devouring the algae’s remains and releasing much of that carbon right back into the air.Scott Travers, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Voters in California devoured LAist's voter game plan for LA County.Bill Chappell, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
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Two men have reportedly died after inhaling bat guano used to grow marijuana, raising concerns about the safety of natural bat guano and commercially available fertilizers.Dario Sabaghi, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Those pollutants, often from fireplace smoke and fireworks, are small enough to be inhaled and enter the bloodstream, endangering residents and especially those with respiratory or heart problems.Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2024
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Now revitalized, Madeline confronts Helen, who has also gulped the elixir, and wild smackdowns and realignments follow.Frank Rizzo, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
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With its 33 Raptor engines gulping 40,000 pounds of liquid oxygen and methane fuel per second, the Super Heavy-Starship majestically climbed away to the east over the Gulf of Mexico atop a brilliant plume of white-hot flame and a churning cloud of exhaust.William Harwood, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Gobble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gobble. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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