as in chunk
a small uneven mass
deftly avoided stepping in a gobbet of spit on the sidewalk
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Recent Examples of gobbet
New York City schools had stopped serving the savory poultry gobbets after people found foreign objects inside them.
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Colin Moynihan, New York Times, 28 June 2023
In temperatures exceeding 800 Celsius (1,472 Fahrenheit), gobbets of fluid metal splashed and contaminated the church’s stonework throughout.
—Feargus O'Sullivan, WIRED, 1 Aug. 2019
Afterlife with Archie cheerfully drops bloody gobbets of doom on the carefree world of Riverdale.
—Noah Berlatsky, The Verge, 5 Dec. 2018
But of real emotional value, this season has great gobbets.
—Josephine Livingstone, New Republic, 12 Feb. 2018
The name of the sender was blacked out, but the content of the email took the committee’s entire threadbare claim to any legitimacy at all and fed bloody gobbets of that claim to the wolverines.
—Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 13 Sep. 2017
Colin Moynihan, New York Times, 28 June 2023
In temperatures exceeding 800 Celsius (1,472 Fahrenheit), gobbets of fluid metal splashed and contaminated the church’s stonework throughout.
—Feargus O'Sullivan, WIRED, 1 Aug. 2019
Afterlife with Archie cheerfully drops bloody gobbets of doom on the carefree world of Riverdale.
—Noah Berlatsky, The Verge, 5 Dec. 2018
But of real emotional value, this season has great gobbets.
—Josephine Livingstone, New Republic, 12 Feb. 2018
The name of the sender was blacked out, but the content of the email took the committee’s entire threadbare claim to any legitimacy at all and fed bloody gobbets of that claim to the wolverines.
—Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 13 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gobbet
Noun
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Carter also voided leases of large chunks of the campus to UCLA and the private Brentwood School.—
Doug Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025
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Miami relied on its press-zone defense for a large chunk of the game.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This popular brand found at most grocery stores is a bit chewy and has some hunks of fat that don’t cook out, but the hit of fennel is a win.—
Jolene Thym,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
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On December 27, 2024, the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, detected a hunk of space rock approximately 828,800 kilometers (515,000 miles) from Earth.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In her first Sephora meeting, Gordon gives a merchant a wad of cash, along with an apology for shoplifting over the years.—
Brennan Kilbane,
Allure,
11 Mar. 2025
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Actually before jumping up to the stage to accept his Oscar, Brody raised eyebrows by pulling a wad of chewing gum from his mouth and throwing it to Chapman to hold.—
Martha Ross,
The Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Mapmakers draw absurd lines, snaking down back alleys to grab small clumps of partisans.—
Jim Nowlan,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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Clouds of dust and gas floating in space called nebulae eventually begin to coalesce into clumps.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Discover Magazine,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Stay for dinner with weekly specials including lobster ravioli and squid ink fettuccine with lump crab meat.—
Samantha Nelson,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
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The extensive menu is accented by all kinds of coastal favorites—from the popular she-crab soup and Charleston-style lump crab cakes to jambalaya and lobster bisque.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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People generally fall into two camps: those who enjoy the taste and ‘mouthfeel’ and those who view eating them as akin to swallowing a large glob of phlegm.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Jan. 2025
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What does mold look like? When thinking about mold in the home, the image of fuzzy green globs clinging to old bread may come to mind.—
Bridget Reed Morawski,
Architectural Digest,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Gobbet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gobbet. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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