gobs

noun

Definition of gobsnext
plural of gob
as in loads
a considerable amount has gobs of money

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Recent Examples of gobs In some instances, websites have gobs of readable material that explain what IQ is and how to manually determine yours. — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gobs
  1. ton
  2. dozen
  3. slew
  4. bunch
  5. lot
  6. chunk
  7. wealth
  8. pile
Noun
  • This purports to be the cost of the damage caused by the release of each additional ton of CO2 into the atmosphere.
    — The Editors, National Review, 17 Mar. 2025
  • But a ton of talent should return, starting with guards Wesley Yates and Desmond Claude.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of ton
Noun
  • He's written dozens of profiles of entrepreneurs across a variety of fields and done deep dives into technological trends from superconductors to space travel to pharmaceuticals.
    — Alex Knapp, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • There are also about 60 other bottles of various Pappy Van Winkle expressions, eight bottles of A.H. Hirsch bourbon, and dozens of bottles of Eagle Rare, Four Roses, George T. Stagg, and WhistlePig Boss Hog.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of dozen
Noun
  • Goldman Sachs says there’s a slew of stocks the firm likes that are well positioned in an uncertain macro environment.
    — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 15 Mar. 2025
  • The exact circumstances surrounding the swan's death remain unclear, but a slew of social media post suggested its death may have been student-caused.
    — Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of slew
Noun
  • The series is about two sisters, but for the first half of the season, even by splitting the narrative into a bunch of flashbacks, Long Bright River can’t find a way to make that relationship rise to the surface.
    — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Setting up a solar mirror has to be -- and in real life absolutely would be -- as interesting as fighting a bunch of orcs in a room.
    — Rob Wieland, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of bunch
Noun
  • In the nation's capital, residents have seen the change steadily sweeping their communities lot by lot: A neighbor's red-brick rowhouse goes up for sale with a fresh coat of paint.
    — arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 9 Mar. 2025
  • In exchange for this favor, the report said, Stefanski would spend his days off walking the company’s lot selecting vehicles that had belonged to other people only weeks or months prior.
    — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2025
Definition of lot
Noun
  • Atlanta will be without Murphy, Acuña Jr., and Strider for a chunk of the 2025 season.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Once the eclipse starts, the full moon will take on a reddish hue and begin to look like a chunk has been taken out from one side, NASA said.
    — Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of chunk
Noun
  • According to Federal Reserve data, the typical white family has eight times the wealth of the typical Black family—the median white household had $188,200 in wealth compared to $24,100 for Black households.
    — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 10 Mar. 2025
  • The Righteous Gemstones, which also stars Adam DeVine and John Goodman, follows a family of televangelists who find wealth in running a renowned megachurch and try to protect their religious empire.
    — Arabella Hau, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of wealth
Noun
  • In fact, could also very well be the difference between a pilot being greenlit or remaining lost in a pile of pitches, never to see the light of day.
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 19 Mar. 2025
  • This requires us to go through the forest every year after harvest and create burn piles with all the fallen wood that is too small for firewood.
    — Gary Stoller, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of pile

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