Thesaurus results for LOBBING

lobbing

verb

present participle of lob

as in throwing

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 lobbing Since taking up his post in Paris, Kushner has become known for lobbing provocations onto France’s domestic scene at sensitive moments. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026 Prince Harry risks 'lobbing a grenade' at Prince William as chance to heal years-long feud emerges. — FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026 Maye put the finishing touches on the win after Allen’s interception by rolling out to his right and lobbing a 12-yard pass to Hunter Henry in allowing the Patriots to run out the clock. — ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026 At this point, the owners and the union are merely sparring, lobbing jabs back and forth without really engaging in true hand-to-hand combat. — Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 With seven minutes left in extra time, Gotze did just that, chesting down a cross, then lobbing a volley into the net for the game’s only score, giving Germany its first title since Klinsmann’s team in 1990. — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2026 Schwarber’s plate discipline nets him some of those home runs, but that plate discipline is fairly irrelevant in an event where the pitcher is basically lobbing the ball and hoping for a dinger. — Eno Sarris, New York Times, 13 July 2026 Sox infielder Luisangel Acuña pitched the eighth inning, lobbing 40 mph curves, including one that José Caballero took out for the Yankees’ fourth home run. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026 Hooliganism, at first observed in British fans, has intensified since the 1960s, and numerous matches have been canceled because of fans invading the pitch, lobbing fireworks, and setting off flares. — Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 June 2026

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Antetokounmpo was everywhere, throwing a down a poster dunk over Mavericks center Daniel Gafford, hitting pull-up threes and assisting on a bunch of the Heat’s three-pointers.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
In May 2012, a shark struck a fishing kayak near Leffingwell Landing, throwing fisherman Joey Nocchi into the water and damaging his vessel.

— Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of throwing

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Outside school grounds, politicians are playing recess games and monkeying with the rules, tossing our children around like political footballs.

— Hannah Harshe, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026
His creator, an unnamed basket-weaver (Peter Dinklage), braided him as a mate for a lonely virgin, a fisherwoman (Olivia Colman) who stomps around her rustic village smelling like sushi and tossing her head back in an Eliza Doolittle guffaw.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of tossing

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What’s more, even as they are defined by death, bogs are also springboards for unusual and unlikely life-forms that extend our understanding of biology—from acid-flinging mosses to amphibian-eating plants.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
The first one came on a chaotic sequence in front of the net, with center Carey Terrance inadvertently flinging the puck at his own net.

— Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of flinging

Verb

Expect to see everyone from locals clad in athleisure to camera-slinging couples in breezy linen button-downs returning from a nearby wine tasting.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
This is a great combination of quarterbacks who should be slinging the ball and make for an exciting game.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of slinging

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