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 Sam Howell still got his shot in the second half, but an interception lobbed into the end zone put a huge stink on his chances to make up ground. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Aug. 2026 France lobbed one to right-center field when Benge fielded the ball and saw that Jake Cronenworth was headed home. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Trump has often lobbed verbal threats toward Tehran only to later back down, citing an imminent diplomatic breakthrough that has so far failed to materialize. — Alexander Smith, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2026 Instead of delivering a strong throw, Adames lobbed the ball to second baseman Osleivis Basabe, whose relay to first wasn’t in time to catch Paredes. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026 Tom Jordan lobbed a kickpass toward the right touchline but wing Kyle Steyn spilled it under pressure. — ABC News, 11 July 2026 Criticism was also lobbed at the armor design in the movie, which many on social media felt resembled Batman’s more modern-looking Batsuit. — Zack Sharf, Variety, 10 July 2026 Compare that with three weeks ago, when Ukraine managed to shoot down 15 of the 19 Russian ballistic missiles lobbed at its capital. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 7 July 2026 The past few decades saw similar degrees of vitriol lobbed against the likes of Miley Cyrus, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. — Chelsey Sanchez, CNN Money, 25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lobbed
  1. threw
  2. hurled
  3. tossed
  4. slung
  5. flung
Verb
  • Senior quarterback Brady Cloherty threw a whopping seven TD passes after the Caravan (1-1) faced a 30-point hole in the second quarter.
    — Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The seventh-round rookie threw an ugly interception in the first quarter, while backpedaling and off his back foot.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of threw
Verb
  • Loaded trucks plodded through the crowd with people in their cargo beds throwing tomatoes at the revelers — who, in turn, hurled them at one another.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • When a massive riot erupted at Soledad on Cinco de Mayo in 1968, Trejo hurled a rock that smashed a prison guard in the head.
    — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of hurled
Verb
  • Minutes later the finalists will fight to stay on the back of 2,000-pound animals with names like Man Hater and Buck Nasty for eight excruciating seconds, and then dodge the bull's hooves and horns when they're tossed to the ground.
    — Christine Lennon, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Martina tossed 5 2/3 scoreless innings, only allowing two hits and two walks in the international finale.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of tossed
Verb
  • That's when Ezeiruaku similarly grabbed McCoy's helmet, slung it off his head and similarly sent it flying.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, David, wore a white T-shirt, khaki pants, and slung a butter yellow sweater around his shoulders.
    — Meg Walters, InStyle, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of slung
Verb
  • Chunks of concrete were flung into a nesting and migration site important to some endangered species and a fire chewed through around 4 acres of Boca Chica State Park Land south of the Texas launchpad.
    — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Planting himself to the left of the penalty spot, Ballard flung his right boot at the ball, the speed of his leg swing producing enough power to beat Birmingham goalkeeper James Beadle.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of flung

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“Lobbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lobbed. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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