Thesaurus results for LOBBED

lobbed

verb

past tense of lob

as in threw

to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm he lightly lobbed the errant ball over the fence to the waiting schoolboy

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Recent Examples of lobbed The leading character in the political brouhaha over the tax is Sergey Brin, the co-founder of Google and one of the richest men in the world, who has lobbed more than $100 million into the opposition campaign from an out-of-state perch. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026 Republicans have lobbed allegations of widespread immigration fraud within Minnesota’s Somali community. — Finya Swai, The Hill, 12 Oct. 2026 Suarez controlled the deflection and lobbed a cross to Messi, who tapped it past Johnson. — Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2026 According to other reports, the panel of three judges lobbed skeptical questions at both lawyers. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026 The hate being lobbed at Sheeran is also an unpleasant reminder of the extreme and ugly bullying tactics of the online left. — Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026 Dart lobbed an easy pass to the veteran, who ran for 13 yards and the first down. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2026 Almost all my colleagues have by now lobbed an accusation of AI use at a student who had done no such thing. — Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026 Iran and its network of proxy forces have lobbed tens of thousands of rockets, missiles, and drones at major population centers in Israel. — Seth G. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2026

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Hurts played in that game without limitation, the team said, and threw for 220 yards and a touchdown.

— Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Dalton threw one pass — an interception — in a loss at Chicago and was eventually cut.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of threw

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For over a week, protesters have hurled rocks, flares, firebombs and fireworks at police who have used batons and tear gas in clashes in the city center.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Big ups to Michael Bratton, aka SEC Mike, who hurled a few verbal thunderbolts at CFP overlords during a recent on-air visit with ESPN’s Paul Finebaum.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of hurled

Verb

The few immigrants who did vote improperly had their ballots tossed but otherwise faced no legal problems.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
The Panthers are coming off a 59-0 victory over Nevada Community; Heritage sophomore quarterback Lane Vargas tossed eight TD passes.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of tossed

Verb

In the center is Jones with an electric guitar slung over his shoulder in a protective gesture, like some mothers carry babies on their hips.

— Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 23 Oct. 2026
How decadent to have a vermouth on the rocks and sweet treats — affogato, flan, a silky strawberry panna cotta — under the half moon slung low in the sky.

— Amanda Lee Koe, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of slung

Verb

Guests who think an occasional bottle of wine flung on the counter has rendered this custom obsolete should note that any sensible hostess will disagree.

— Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
Lois looked into the sky as Ernest flung the plastic table, wafers, cards, cola, and wine across the lawn.

— Madeline ffitch, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026

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