as in threw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
he lightly lobbed the errant ball over the fence to the waiting schoolboy
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Recent Examples of lobbed
Today, the term is lobbed at anyone who dares question the optimism of infinite progress.
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Roy Scranton, JSTOR Daily, 18 Sep. 2025
New York — On an already head-spinning day of news for businesses and investors, the president lobbed a social media post into the mix that casually suggested regulators upend a fixture of Corporate American life for the past half-century.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Andre Onana was lobbed from the halfway line during his first Old Trafford match, in a friendly against Lens.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
With eight seconds left and no timeouts, the Highlanders faced first-and-goal from the 2, when Mitchell rolled out to his right, broke one tackle, then another and lobbed a pass to Aaron Castro who managed to drag his toes to stay inbounds along the right sideline in the endzone.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
Facing a fourth-down sequence, quarterback Jareth Staine lobbed a pass over the top to Isaiah Rogers, who scampered to paydirt for a 24-yard touchdown reception to give the Golden Eagles an immediate 6-0 advantage.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
New Mexico pulled within 10 points late in the third quarter when Jack Layne lobbed a 3-yard pass to Thomas.
—Larry Lage, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Saddam stayed on the line while the Shah consulted the Prime Minister and the SAVAK director, who lobbed the decision back to him.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Roy Scranton, JSTOR Daily, 18 Sep. 2025
New York — On an already head-spinning day of news for businesses and investors, the president lobbed a social media post into the mix that casually suggested regulators upend a fixture of Corporate American life for the past half-century.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Andre Onana was lobbed from the halfway line during his first Old Trafford match, in a friendly against Lens.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
With eight seconds left and no timeouts, the Highlanders faced first-and-goal from the 2, when Mitchell rolled out to his right, broke one tackle, then another and lobbed a pass to Aaron Castro who managed to drag his toes to stay inbounds along the right sideline in the endzone.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
Facing a fourth-down sequence, quarterback Jareth Staine lobbed a pass over the top to Isaiah Rogers, who scampered to paydirt for a 24-yard touchdown reception to give the Golden Eagles an immediate 6-0 advantage.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
New Mexico pulled within 10 points late in the third quarter when Jack Layne lobbed a 3-yard pass to Thomas.
—Larry Lage, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Saddam stayed on the line while the Shah consulted the Prime Minister and the SAVAK director, who lobbed the decision back to him.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lobbed
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So to think about spending my special day in an icy cold plunge—not in solitude, but with my friends watching me—threw me for a loop.—
Jillian Dara,
Vogue,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Major League Baseball world was stunned when Darryl Kile, who threw a no-hitter in 1997, suddenly died of a heart attack at age 33 more than two decades ago.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The crew watched as the captain’s papers were hurled 50 feet into the air.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Quirarte had switched to a still camera when Slebir, towed on a Jet Ski by his longtime surfing buddy Luca Padua of Half Moon Bay, hurled to the crest of the gigantic wave and let go of his tether.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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This concern has been tossed around (and tossed aside) for years.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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The swells rocked the boat violently, sent wave after wave over the stern, threw us sideways, and nearly tossed all of us into the ocean again and again.—
Martin Suarez,
Rolling Stone,
13 Sep. 2025
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The man was captured on a trail camera wearing camouflage with an AR-15-style rifle slung across his chest, according to the affidavit.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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Pants and skirts were slung low on the hips.—
Blue Carreon,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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At the plaza, Seth Teasdale was nearby as Kirk flung some caps into the crowd, then settled into his seat under the canopy to take questions.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Her flippers, each more than two feet long, scooped out sand and flung it to her sides in slow, determined strokes.—
M. Rajshekhar,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Lobbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lobbed. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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