Thesaurus results for GOBBLE (UP)

gobble (up)

verb

Definition of gobble (up)

as in to turn over

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However, a fire department spokesperson confirmed that some of the cases have been turned over to the Kansas City Police Department’s Bomb and Arson unit to investigate possible criminal activity.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
But clearly the city and college have turned over a new leaf.

— Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of turn over

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The larvae come from the Cochliomyia hominivorax fly, which invades open wounds or the mucous membranes of body openings in any warm-blooded animal, including humans, and devours tissue, causing the wounds to become increasingly deep and painful.

— Abraham Tellez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
The Milky Way has something of a torrid and violent history, given that our galaxy has fueled its own growth by cannibalistically devouring smaller galaxies.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of devour

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While LinkedIn matchmakers are strictly prohibited under the platform’s guidelines, professional matchmakers recommend researching potential partners online, including scanning their LinkedIn profiles.

— Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
Many shuffled between the help desk and the hospital notice board, clutching photographs and scanning injured patients' lists in the hope of finding them.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of scan

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The researchers suspect that others were created by AI that either hallucinated or, just like the AI agents browsing their file, couldn’t distinguish between legitimate and illegitimate instructions.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
The report said 48 percent of consumers browse resale before buying new, and 58 percent of Gen Z and 55 percent of millennials prioritize secondhand over new.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026

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