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as in chunk
a small uneven mass
flicked a blob of jelly on the toast and began to spread it around
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Recent Examples of blob
But even that latter monster showed only a shimmering red blob of a planet with shifting, indistinct imagery.
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Rod Pyle, Space.com, 14 July 2025
This may look like blobs of mucus in the toilet or jelly-like strands of mucus on the stool.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 21 June 2025
North America is dripping—with sizable blobs of rock sinking from the underside of the continent, beneath the U.S. Midwest, into the Earth's mantle below.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
You have been warned, be on alert for the blob and protect your passwords.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
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Rod Pyle, Space.com, 14 July 2025
This may look like blobs of mucus in the toilet or jelly-like strands of mucus on the stool.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 21 June 2025
North America is dripping—with sizable blobs of rock sinking from the underside of the continent, beneath the U.S. Midwest, into the Earth's mantle below.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
You have been warned, be on alert for the blob and protect your passwords.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blob
Noun
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No unwieldy chocolate chunks, overwhelming ripples, or unpleasantly gritty, grainy bits of chocolate.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 July 2025
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The tender chunks of chicken, perfectly cooked rice and sweet carrot swam in a savory broth that was flavorful yet light.—
Evan Moore
July 22,
Charlotte Observer,
22 July 2025
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Each glob of goo will connect to any glob it is placed next to, which allows for all kinds of creations – especially as variables are introduced that toy with the game’s physics.—
Joshua Rivera,
Vulture,
6 May 2025
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Then Domokos and the chief engineer of the model spotted a glob of stray glue clinging to one of its vertices.—
Elise Cutts,
Quanta Magazine,
25 June 2025
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When prepared per the suggestion of its packaging, the combo of about 30 grams of cookies ’n’ cream powder mixed with 6 ounces of water yields a thick beige liquid that’s punctuated by little black clumps of cookie dust.—
Pete Cottell,
Wired News,
17 July 2025
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Therefore, a system could identify clumps of debris big enough to contain remains.—
Robin R. Murphy,
The Conversation,
16 July 2025
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The set includes four transparent containers with wooden lids: one for dryer sheets, and three larger containers which can be used for detergent, scent beads, dryer balls, and more.—
Gabriela Izquierdo,
Southern Living,
6 July 2025
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The event features hurricanes, beads and King Cake with a prize of a free Hotel Vegas South by Southwest 2025 Key Tag for the person who finds the baby.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Just as theatrical—and perhaps even more thrilling—is the restaurant’s turmeric-marinated catfish, the fish cut into hunks and twice-cooked: first, with a crisping swim in the kitchen’s deep fryer, offstage in the kitchen, then at the table, in a sizzling skillet set over a portable burner.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
20 July 2025
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The chicken was outrageously juicy, shredded into succulent hunks that sopped up a brick-red-colored mole made from roasted tomatoes, chiles and onions with ground sesame and pumpkin seeds.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
15 July 2025
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Scientists long thought that our droplets of sweat coalesced on the surface of our skin, and the authors of the analysis found something similar, albeit in pools.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
25 July 2025
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Double rainbows occur when light is reflected twice inside a droplet, resulting in a secondary arc above the primary one, with the color order reversed.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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At the first stop, Barber pointed to the building—a French Renaissance landmark from 1883, now a Ralph Lauren store—and located his favorite spot to shoot from, marked by a wad of chewing gum ground into the sidewalk.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Smith also admitted in his plea agreement to carrying a large wad of cash and a small vial of cocaine in his pocket that morning.—
Alex Riggins,
Mercury News,
22 May 2025
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Reubens says self-watering containers, drip irrigation systems with timers, or even DIY methods like upside-down water bottles or water globes can keep plants hydrated for several days.—
Andrea Beck,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 July 2025
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Tears turned her mascara into long black drips down her cheeks.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
29 July 2025
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“Blob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blob. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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