gobs

plural of gob

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Recent Examples of gobs Dalton said a lengthy prison sentence wouldn’t make the community any safer, wouldn’t help the man with his addiction and would cost taxpayers gobs of money. Scott Maxwell, Sun Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2025 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
Noun
  • After finishing third in the state and returning a ton of talent, though, the mindset has shifted.
    Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
  • The Reserve’s storage facility features scores of private vaults capable of storing 25 to 60 tons of gold, which are stored in boxes and sealed.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • The business expected to cater a few dozen graduations, parties and other events as the Memorial Day weekend approached.
    Jeff Brady, NPR, 23 May 2025
  • Historians think that more than a dozen ships were scuttled in the same area as the J.C. Ames, though only a handful have been discovered.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • It’s been a bumper seven days for law enforcement working on cyber and dark web investigations, who have accomplished a slew of takedowns, arrests and seizures across the world.
    Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
  • Microsoft is testing a slew of new generative AI features for Paint, its Snipping Tool, and Notepad.
    Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 25 May 2025
Noun
  • That means a revisit for old fans who grew up with Stitch's shenanigans alongside his young Hawaiian bestie Lilo and a fresh bunch of little movie lovers discovering the adorable pals for the first time.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 23 May 2025
  • Carell’s performance is the broadest of the bunch, but his character is also the most desperate.
    Judy Berman, Time, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • That’s why homebuilders charge a premium for wooded lots, and why some buyers will gladly pay extra for mature trees.
    LEW SICHELMAN, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
  • In fact, most of the countries here, including Costa Rica and Guatemala, host a Cup of Excellence, an annual competition that rigorously evaluates and scores the finest lots.
    Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • Meanwhile, Noss estimates that 85 percent of species could be saved by simply protecting a sufficiently large chunk of each type of American ecosystem.
    Emma Marris, The Atlantic, 25 May 2025
  • It was nicely seasoned, a brick of a chunk on my plate, and really tasty.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 May 2025
Noun
  • Trump welcomes white South Africans as other refugees are halted Although apartheid rule ended long ago, the typical Black South African household has just 5% of the wealth of the typical White household, according to a 2024 study by researchers at The Africa Institute and the University of Zambia.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 22 May 2025
  • Topics include earning passive income online, mastering communication and public speaking skills, acing your job interview, and practical strategies to grow your wealth.
    Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • However, simply making the form available did not immediately clear the logjam, as servicers still had to wait for further guidance to process the pile of applications that had built up.
    Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
  • By Sunday, Cole and his brother Devon were barbecuing in front of the pile of bricks that used to be his house.
    Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 19 May 2025

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“Gobs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gobs. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.

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