Thesaurus results for GOBBLING (UP)

gobbling (up)

verb

present participle of gobble (up)

as in dipping (into)

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State prosecutors announced in July that the federal government had begun turning over evidence in the cases, including police body camera video and hard drives containing statements.

— Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
California is among the states that successfully sued, in part by arguing that turning over the data would violate state privacy laws.

— SAFIYAH RIDDLE, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026

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That money has helped keep the medical bills from devouring the Griffins' emergency savings.

— Stephanie O'Neill, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026
Just like today’s tentacled ocean dwellers, the Mesozoic squid ancestor likely had no problem devouring its relatives—or even members of its own species.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2026

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Unusual states at edges The team examined its molecular assembly using a scanning tunneling microscope.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Visit during opening hours to control the lights and playlist by scanning a QR code — and on Halloween play carnival games in the garage.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

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