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glob

[glob] / glɒb /
NOUN
thick lump
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If eaten in the right order, locals say, fresh notes should emerge with each glob on the flight: caramel, custard and finally, an almost alcoholic bitterness heralding the Musang King.

From BBC Jan. 10, 2026

"It represents who I am, I think," said Braathen, who left the Norwegian set-up in 2023 after clinching the World Cup slalom crystal glob and announced his link-up with the Brazilian federation in March 2024.

From Barron's Nov. 16, 2025

“Not, put it on the baseball, not glob the baseball with it, but put a little pine tar on their fingertips and give them a little better adherence to the baseball.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2025

"It's basically a glob of randomness," Xue said.

From Science Daily Jan. 4, 2024

These ogres did not have multiphasic glob coils or photonic scramblers, let alone an intergalactic teleporter.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth

Despite the warnings, I have removed satisfying globs of wax.

From Slate Jul. 26, 2025

Or crouched in the apartment hallway, scooping up globs of spilled cheesecake with Rachel.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 30, 2023

Asphalt could be seen on every river island visited, ranging from globs stuck on riverside vegetation to thick mats of tar oozing across sand bars as summer temperatures heated it into a viscous liquid.

From Seattle Times Aug. 23, 2023

This time, it’s MoMA’s collection behind the globs and blobs.

From New York Times Dec. 15, 2022

Thick globs of molten gold dripped down onto his chest, setting the scarlet silk to smoldering . . . yet no drop of blood was spilled.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin




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