bobbed (up)

verb

past tense of bob (up)
as in shot (up)

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  1. broke out
  2. issued
  3. emerged
  4. rose
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  • Exactly a week earlier, a migrant boat with 62 people overturned about 100 miles to the southeast off Mona Island after a fight broke out on the vessel.
    — David Goodhue October 6, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
  • In Week 3 against the Green Bay Packers, Robinson, who had modest showings for his standards in the Falcons’ two losses to begin the year, broke out for 194 yards on 29 carries with two touchdowns in the blowout victory at Lambeau Field.
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of broke out
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  • Auditors found the employee owned property in Idaho and had a driver’s license issued by the state.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The Producers Guild of Korea (PGK) and the Cinematographers Guild of Korea (CGK) issued separate statements that evening.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
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  • Reactor, which emerged from stealth in May, develops software to make world models run faster and cheaper, and sells a cloud service that manages the computing capacity.
    — Wen Shao, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026
  • When Mohamed Salah terminated his contract with Liverpool a year early, MLS and the Saudi Pro League emerged as potential destinations for the Egyptian star.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of emerged
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  • Jim Bakker, televangelist who rose to fame and fell from grace, has died at 86.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
  • First-half box office rose 42% on last year, admissions rose 34%, and Korean films took 64% of revenue.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
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“Bobbed (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bobbed%20%28up%29. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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