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glob

[glob] / glɒb /
NOUN
thick lump
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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

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

From Science Daily Jan. 4, 2024

“It kind of smells like ocean water,” one woman said before choking down a glob and then covering her mouth, appearing to gag, eyes watering.

From Seattle Times Jan. 31, 2023

The glob of spit zoomed— slurrrrrpl—over her head.

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff

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

From Slate Jul. 26, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 30, 2023

Kreztler cautions against camping under trees because the melting cycles under trees make the snow icy and lumpy — and campers risk large globs of snow falling on them.

From Seattle Times Dec. 15, 2022

This time, it’s MoMA’s collection behind the globs and blobs.

From New York Times Dec. 15, 2022

It was the old snapping kind, the kind Ma used back home to bait the mice with globs of peanut butter.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds




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