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as in chunk
a small uneven mass
found a glob of chewing gum under my theater seat
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Recent Examples of glob
One pair of slippers in particular had bright red globs of liquid on the sole, along with what Gould thought at the time could be human hair.
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Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
Peanut Butter Boppers Gone but not forgotten, these lunchbox-friendly snacks were essentially globs of peanut butter rolled into tubes and surrounded by candy.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2025
Soft, yielding bites of pear meet generous globs of funky gorgonzola at the foothills of satisfyingly crisp bubbles of aged mozzarella.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2025
Drink options include the Green Dread – a bright green gin concoction served from a beaker – and the Bloodsucker, a rum and blackberry liqueur drink served with a dollop of dark red jello meant to look like a glob of blood.
—Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
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Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
Peanut Butter Boppers Gone but not forgotten, these lunchbox-friendly snacks were essentially globs of peanut butter rolled into tubes and surrounded by candy.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2025
Soft, yielding bites of pear meet generous globs of funky gorgonzola at the foothills of satisfyingly crisp bubbles of aged mozzarella.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2025
Drink options include the Green Dread – a bright green gin concoction served from a beaker – and the Bloodsucker, a rum and blackberry liqueur drink served with a dollop of dark red jello meant to look like a glob of blood.
—Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glob
Noun
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Last October, Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced the country handed over a chunk of Escobar's ranch to women caught up in the nation's armed conflict.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Gase then spent a large chunk of his coaching history with the Broncos from 2009-14, the last three seasons serving as the team’s offensive coordinator before the Dolphins gave him a shot as head coach.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Each one begins as a long chain of amino acids, like a string of beads.—
Gerald Bradshaw,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Early Egyptians used it in the form of rock crystal to make beads and small vases.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Three years later, Hendon’s team turned their attention to studying why the microscopic clumps form in the first place, particularly at very fine grind levels.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 Apr. 2026
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His wife, actress Cheryl Hines, could be seen unshielded and alone, reaching toward the clump of agents surrounding her husband ahead of her.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
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If the droplets start to soak into the wood, this is an indication that the current sealant layer is not adequately protecting the wood from water and needs to be resealed.—
Timothy Dale,
The Spruce,
24 Apr. 2026
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If water droplets appear on the side of the foil that was facing the wall, the moisture is likely coming through the wall itself.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
23 Apr. 2026
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Another, from 2009, is dominated by the profile of what appears to be a guard dog gripping a black hunk of something unidentifiable.—
Ben Davis,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Your home health guy is a hunk.—
Andrea Lavinthal,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Working one at a time, dip cupcakes in warm chocolate glaze to coat all over, letting excess glaze drip back into bowl, then transfer cupcakes to bowl with coconut and toss to coat all over.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Apr. 2026
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Both the drip tray and griddle are dishwasher-safe.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Who wouldn’t love finding a huge wad of cash?—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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This was long before Mayor Giuliani got his shorts in a wad about Ofili’s The Holy Virgin Mary, part of a 1999 group show at the Brooklyn Museum displaying art owned by the advertising mogul Charles Saatchi.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
20 Apr. 2026
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After a tough 2025 that saw revenue drop and its Woodspin joint venture with Suzano fall apart, the Finnish fiber maker has spent the past year regrouping.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
30 Apr. 2026
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With Leeds not playing in the league last weekend, and three of the other at-risk teams winning, Opta’s supercomputer has stayed strong on the current projections for those who are most likely to face the drop.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Glob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glob. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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