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
  • There are some youth, but there’s a ton of growth taking place.
    Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
  • Every week, Netflix drops a ton of new content for viewers to stream from studios all over the world.
    K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • In 60 days, just one tentative trade deal with the U.K. has been made, despite promises that dozens would be reached.
    S.E. Cupp, New York Daily News, 4 June 2025
  • But after constantly hearing dozens of other dogs barking, she’s grown frustrated and has been bouncing off the walls of the shelter.
    Simone Jasper, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2025
Noun
  • Despite winning a slew of competitions — including the European Title at age 13 and the World Championship at 15 — the only person Daley looked forward to seeing in the stands was his father.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 7 June 2025
  • Analyst Christopher Nardone recently raised his price target on the stock to $192 per share from $173 citing a slew of positive catalysts ahead.
    Michael Bloom, CNBC, 7 June 2025
Noun
  • The Panthers are likely to add a veteran to this bunch, but for now, Richardson seems to have a significant leg up.
    Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2025
  • With most of their money tied up in three players who share more or less the same set of skills (albeit to varying degrees) and a bunch of flawed complimentary pieces, the Suns have arguably the least cohesive roster in the league.
    Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Noun
  • Despite decades of precedent for storing the boats, in 2023, officials of Johnsburg, a town of 7,000 nearly 50 miles northwest of Chicago, declared the club was violating the zoning ordinance by charging fees to store boats on its grassy lot in a residential neighborhood.
    Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025
  • That first makeup test took place on the Warner Bros lot and Farrell remembers it vividly.
    Jenelle Riley, Variety, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • The agreement takes a big chunk of oversight away from the NCAA and puts it in the hands of the four biggest conferences.
    Eddie Pells, Baltimore Sun, 7 June 2025
  • Reyes spent a chunk of his loan funds on high-end watches: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, Rolex Oystersteel and Everosegold.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • Among married couples in the top 1 percent by wealth or income, 70 percent prioritized men’s careers and had a gender-traditional division of labor.
    Joan C. Williams June 13, Literary Hub, 13 June 2025
  • As Managing Director at Euclid Harding, Brian Lasher works at the intersection of family, wealth and enterprise.
    Brian Lasher, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • So Julie has become the master of this realm inside the cave and inside this enormous pile of bones.
    Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025
  • But after scouring ancient garbage piles near one such popina in Mallorca, Spain, archeologists are better understanding how certain entrées transcended class divisions more often than previously thought.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 11 June 2025

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“Gobs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gobs. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

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