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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

You could tell he was concentrating on every stitch and loving every moment while this black, messy glob of together-yarn was being created.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds

Hardened globs of crude cling to fishing nets pulled from the lake, and natural gas gurgles up from busted underwater pipelines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

A $9 grilled cheese sandwich came with a measly piece of bacon, thick globs of half-melted cheese and two slices of burnt Texas Toast.

From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2025

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

From Slate ● Jul. 26, 2025

“It’s going to come off in globs, but also leave some remnants.”

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2024

A line of dark globs led to the dresser.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia


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