gobs

plural of gob

Example Sentences

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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
  • Since there is a ton of debate about which of The Pitt’s supporting players will get primacy in the Emmys race, this early step forward for LaNasa is worth remembering.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 3 May 2025
  • There's not a ton of homework needed for this – most of the action is self-contained and most of the characters, B- and C-level MCU players, are explained on the fly.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 May 2025
Noun
  • Photo of the day: The Eagles have landed The Philadelphia Eagles celebrated their recent Super Bowl championship with President Trump at the White House on Monday, though at least two dozen players – including Super Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts – did not attend.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
  • The Caribbean region had a strong showing this year, with nearly a dozen beaches across the area making the list.
    Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • For 10 games in 11 days, the Guardians took a series from the Yankees, suffered consecutive drubbings against the Red Sox and Twins, had position players pitch on back-to-back days, sat through a three-hour, rain-free rain delay and cycled through a slew of relievers.
    Zack Meisel, New York Times, 2 May 2025
  • Luxury handbags, washing machines and jet engines are among the products about to become more expensive as a slew of European companies hike prices for American consumers in response to U.S. import tariffs.
    Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 1 May 2025
Noun
  • Brad Pitt is zooming around in a race car, a new karate kid makes his debut (with help from the old one), a bunch of rampaging dinosaurs return, and Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan are acting freaky once more.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Williams, who owned a 2.12 ERA in four career starts against the Twins, struggled to throw strikes against a patient Twins bunch.
    Dan Hayes, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Floor planning is financing dealers use to purchase cars and trucks for showroom floors and lots.
    Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
  • The property occupies a sizable 6,600-square-foot lot.
    Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • However, a large chunk (40,000 jobs) of last month’s layoff count can be attributed to plans tied to two major employers: UPS and Intel.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
  • This is a big part of playoff hockey, something that is new to a good chunk of this group.
    Arpon Basu, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Trump argues his tariff policy will generate vast wealth for the country, allowing tax rates to drop even further.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Naomi Girma has played just over 100 minutes for the team across three matches but has a wealth of experience in big games.
    Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Warren Buffett's life in pictures 1 of 43 Buffett discusses Berkshire’s cash pile Buffett addressed Berkshire sitting on hoards of cash.
    Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 3 May 2025
  • There was a two-and-a-half-hour wait in the sports hall for a nervous Campbell to be declared winner but observers of the count, held on a series of long tables by council staff and volunteers, had seen one pile of forms growing higher than the others.
    Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 2 May 2025

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“Gobs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gobs. Accessed 10 May. 2025.

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