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as in to travel
to come or be together as friends
those two have been hobnobbing together since freshman year
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as in to mingle
to take part in social activities
spent some time hobnobbing with the rich and famous while in Los Angeles
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Recent Examples of hobnob
Emma Stone seemed to be hobnobbing more than most A-listers.
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2024
The powerful Working Families Party, which is backing Bowman in what is shaping to be a tough primary fight, also trashed Latimer for hobnobbing with Trump fans.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2024
For its latest cover model, Vogue Germany selected a celebrity who regularly hobnobs with visiting dignitaries and walks the red carpet at film premieres: Margot Friedländer, 102, one of the oldest and most prominent Holocaust survivors in the world.
—Philissa Cramer, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2024
Gabe Kaminsky - March 9, 2024 5:00 am Biden judicial pick hobnobbed with anti-Israel activists at event sponsored by...
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—Gabe Kaminsky, The Washington Examiner, 17 June 2024
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2024
The powerful Working Families Party, which is backing Bowman in what is shaping to be a tough primary fight, also trashed Latimer for hobnobbing with Trump fans.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2024
For its latest cover model, Vogue Germany selected a celebrity who regularly hobnobs with visiting dignitaries and walks the red carpet at film premieres: Margot Friedländer, 102, one of the oldest and most prominent Holocaust survivors in the world.
—Philissa Cramer, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2024
Gabe Kaminsky - March 9, 2024 5:00 am Biden judicial pick hobnobbed with anti-Israel activists at event sponsored by...
1...8910...
—Gabe Kaminsky, The Washington Examiner, 17 June 2024
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About 3 out of every 4 major hurricanes to form in the Atlantic or the Gulf of Mexico have traveled over record-hot waters.Jack Prator, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
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Still, any season that includes one receiver being shot in the chest, another hospitalized for pneumonia and the starting running back traveling to Germany to seek a remedy for a hard-to-shake Achilles injury stands out for awfulness.Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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Philosophy’s Falling in Love paired with Retrospect creates this incredibly romantic blend – the way Falling in Love’s vanilla-blackberry notes mingle with Retrospect’s sophisticated musk creates this gorgeously intimate skin scent that feels like a warm embrace.Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 20 Dec. 2024
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Throughout the night, the couple mingled with Chalamet's costars and other guests and were smiling and happy together.Julia Moore, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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That year, a group of programmers associated with Piratbyrån launched the Pirate Bay, a file-sharing site that felt like a more evolved version of Napster, allowing users to swap not only music but movies, software, and video games.Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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Working dog breeds, such as doberman pinschers, cocker spaniels and rottweilers, are typically associated with tail docking.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Cook's note: In place of the turmeric, garlic powder, curry powder, ground pepper and sea salt, try one of the spice mixes below for a different flavor of roasted chickpeas.Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
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One of the more common combinations in the world of hypergolic propulsion, for instance, is mixing the fuel hydrazine with the oxidizer nitrogen tetroxide.Michael Franco, New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2024
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Jabbar joined the Army in 2007, serving on active duty in human resources and information technology and deploying to Afghanistan from 2009 to 2010, the service said.ERIC TUCKER, JIM MUSTIAN, TIME, 2 Jan. 2025
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Another 22 nations joined the declaration the next day.The Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 2 Jan. 2025
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These traditional inns date back to the 8th century A.D. and many of the earliest ones were located along the Tokaido route, which connected current-day Tokyo and Kyoto, providing respite for nomadic samurai and traders.Christina Liao, Vogue, 3 Jan. 2025
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Vehicles with the Federal Bureau of Investigation arrived at a townhouse complex in northeast Colorado Springs on Thursday morning connected to Livelsberger, as authorities continued the investigation into the explosion.The Gazette, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Jan. 2025
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With processor running, add hot cream mixture; continue processing 1 minute.Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
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The Hoosier cabinet made the kitchen easier to navigate and more accessible to middle-class housewives in particular who had largely depended on housekeepers to run their kitchens.Michelle Mastro, JSTOR Daily, 18 Dec. 2024
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And now the pair have collaborated on their first cookbook, bringing fan-favorite Mediterranean dishes and California cool to homes around the country.Tori Latham, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2024
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First, Hollywood needs to do its due diligence and find African creatives to collaborate with in efforts to tell authentic, African stories.Kui Mwai, Essence, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Hobnob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hobnob. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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