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glob

[glob] / glɒb /
NOUN
thick lump
Synonyms


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If eaten in the right order, locals say, fresh notes should emerge with each glob on the flight: caramel, custard and finally, an almost alcoholic bitterness heralding the Musang King.

From BBC Jan. 10, 2026

"It represents who I am, I think," said Braathen, who left the Norwegian set-up in 2023 after clinching the World Cup slalom crystal glob and announced his link-up with the Brazilian federation in March 2024.

From Barron's Nov. 16, 2025

“Not, put it on the baseball, not glob the baseball with it, but put a little pine tar on their fingertips and give them a little better adherence to the baseball.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2025

"It's basically a glob of randomness," Xue said.

From Science Daily Jan. 4, 2024

Cade Hernandez spit a brown glob into his spittoon bottle.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith

Despite the warnings, I have removed satisfying globs of wax.

From Slate Jul. 26, 2025

Today she reaches the peak of her canvases by riding a scissor lift, which sits behind her worktable, its metal bars speckled with globs of paint in many different colors.

From New York Times Feb. 29, 2024

Or crouched in the apartment hallway, scooping up globs of spilled cheesecake with Rachel.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 30, 2023

The globs — along with some rocks and sand — were bagged for disposal and carried away by power boat.

From Seattle Times Jul. 21, 2023

I can see the globs of glue, like tears that will not fall.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor




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