as in shaved
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument
bobbed her waist-length hair herself on her 18th birthday
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as in smacked
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
he playfully bobbed his brother on the nose to get his attention
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Recent Examples of bobbed
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
Yellow dandelions bobbed in the breeze.
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Maggie Slepian,
Longreads,
14 May 2026
Jordan—who seemed more fish than girl, her bobbed blonde hair tinted green as old pennies—walked with a confidence that Ana wished for her own daughter.
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Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
Dead fish bobbed on the river’s surface as wastewater ran off directly into the Conasauga.
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Dylan Jackson,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
Crews then raced to recover the astronauts aboard the vehicle, which bobbed for a few hours in the Pacific Ocean near California.
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Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
Draped across a sumptuous velvet chaise longue within the art deco splendour of Eltham Palace, Susie Cave is moonlighting as a fabulous Biba-bobbed lady of the manor.
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Alice Newbold,
Vogue,
20 Apr. 2026
Koch bobbed by again, this time with glasses and a Harry Potter lightning bolt doodled on her face.
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Michael Tedder,
The Atlantic,
12 Apr. 2026
Red and black balloons bobbed in the evening breeze as roughly 100 people assembled, including family members and students and teachers from South Hills High School, where Washington studied and played basketball.
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Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Apr. 2026
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The enthusiasm was apparent as the catamaran bobbed around the future site of Pier Wind, which recently received a $20-million grant from the California Energy Commission.
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Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
Yellow dandelions bobbed in the breeze.
—
Maggie Slepian,
Longreads,
14 May 2026
Jordan—who seemed more fish than girl, her bobbed blonde hair tinted green as old pennies—walked with a confidence that Ana wished for her own daughter.
—
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
Dead fish bobbed on the river’s surface as wastewater ran off directly into the Conasauga.
—
Dylan Jackson,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
Crews then raced to recover the astronauts aboard the vehicle, which bobbed for a few hours in the Pacific Ocean near California.
—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
Draped across a sumptuous velvet chaise longue within the art deco splendour of Eltham Palace, Susie Cave is moonlighting as a fabulous Biba-bobbed lady of the manor.
—
Alice Newbold,
Vogue,
20 Apr. 2026
Koch bobbed by again, this time with glasses and a Harry Potter lightning bolt doodled on her face.
—
Michael Tedder,
The Atlantic,
12 Apr. 2026
Red and black balloons bobbed in the evening breeze as roughly 100 people assembled, including family members and students and teachers from South Hills High School, where Washington studied and played basketball.
—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bobbed
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Schaffer said Reiner shaved his trademark beard for the sketch, which filmed on November 13, just a month before Rob and Michele were killed inside their home; their son Nick was arrested and charged with the murders.
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The public-private partnership with the Idaho Transportation Department shaved years off the timeline, with construction that began in early March expected to wrap in December.
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The Willy Chavarria show was air-conditioned, pumped with Xinú perfume and felt expensive.
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But management pumped the brakes on major imminent deal hopes.
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Wyatt-Hodge, who launched the tournament two weeks ago with a century against Sri Lanka, smacked a 32-ball fifty.
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Curtis Mead smacked a pinch two-run homer to give Washington a 4-3 lead in the sixth.
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The lineup already was revving, as Rushing homered in the second inning while Sasaki was still in the game, and both Kyle Tucker and Muncy drove in runs off starter Randy Vasquez in the third, cutting the deficit to two.
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Potential applications beyond wind energy The researchers believe the manufacturing approach could cut production costs for small wind turbines and help more people use lightweight renewable energy technology.
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Thousands of fans in Mexico lost their minds and shook the earth.
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Multiple explosions shook central Kyiv and reverberated across the capital throughout the night as thousands of residents rushed to bomb shelters and underground metro stations.
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Some of them slapped strict limits on all gas stations; in others, gas station chains limited how much fuel could be bought.
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Actor Orlando Brown slapped recording artist Ray J in the face with a wad of cash.
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His pass to Luis Romo was perhaps a little short but the midfielder kept his cool, finding Roberto Alvarado, who clipped a gorgeous, inviting pass over the top.
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In that game, the Netherlands earned a penalty in stoppage time when the referee deemed that Dutch winger Arjen Robben was clipped in the box by Mexico’s Rafael Márquez.
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Once the squid gather near the surface, lines fitted with bait are lowered into the water and rapidly jerked up and down to imitate small prey such as shrimp, triggering strikes before the catch is reeled aboard.
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Suddenly, the tent jerked and wobbled.
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