lob

verb

Definition of lobnext
as in to throw
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 lob Byard drifted over, then backward and followed a pass Maye intended to lob over him and high-pointed it for a pick. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Aug. 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 Remarkably, France didn’t register a shot on target until the 82nd minute, when the substitute Desire Doue tried to lob the Spain goalkeeper Unai Simon from more than 30 yards out. — Stuart James, New York Times, 18 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 See All Example Sentences for lob
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lob
  1. throw
  2. hurl
  3. toss
  4. fling
Verb
  • Back on the job the morning after the alert was lifted, Isidro threw a rope over an avocado tree about 20 feet (6 meters) high and climbed up.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The quarterback who has thrown Allen the most passes during camp practices — Patrick Mahomes — spent his time Saturday standing on the sideline.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of throw
Verb
  • The person hurled the toy during the third quarter of the Dream’s 124-88 win, recalling a trend that began last season when objects were thrown onto the court at various games.
    — Zach Powell, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Video shows the moments when the man, who appears to be a United States Postal Service employee, hurled an object at a rare albino peacock and then hit it with a stick last week.
    — Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of hurl
Verb
  • Luis Arraez homered, Garrett Stubbs had two hits and an RBI and Aaron Nola tossed seven strong innings as the Philadelphia Phillies completed a three-game sweep of the Miami Marlins, 4-1 on Wednesday night.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Using a spider or slotted spoon, transfer pasta to a heatproof bowl and immediately toss with 2 Tbsp.
    — Emma Laperruque, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of toss
Verb
  • The sudden loss of mass means the strength of the primary star’s gravity drops suddenly, causing the secondary companion to get flung out into space at dizzying speeds.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026
  • In that are shades of Woodstock 1994, where Green Day and the crowd flung mud at each other, and Dirnt wound up getting his front teeth knocked out by a security guard who mistook him for a fan.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of fling

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“Lob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lob. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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