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Recent Examples of gobble
If it's not all gobbled up in one supper, this dish freezes well and makes for delicious leftovers.
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Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025
In July, thousands rallied against the influx of foreigners from the United States and Europe who are gobbling up affordable property.
—Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 21 Dec. 2025
These stories are fed to the Street and gobbled up by the financial media.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2025
Now off the hook, previous suspects have included strange types of exploding stars (supernovas) and interstellar gas being gobbled up by black holes.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2025
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And devoured them again Saturday night at Viejas Arena in a sloppy 71-52 win that kept the Aztecs tied with Utah State atop the Mountain West at 5-0.—
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There are now as many games as there are phones; what used to be a feast that everyone devoured together has been divvied up into a gazillion little snacks gobbled down willy-nilly.—
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Football leans on tradition, providing convenient cover for the NFL’s lenient stance on smelling salts, ammonia crystals that players believe enhance performance when inhaled.—
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When inhaled, these particles enter the lungs and can then pass into the bloodstream, increasing people’s risk of heart disease and decreasing lung function.—
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The cayenne pepper lingers on the tongue for a full minute after gulping the shot down.—
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By far the shortest book on this list, Cain’s classic noir can be gulped down in one sitting.—
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“Gobble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gobble. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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