BOBBING (UP) Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

bobbing (up)

verb

present participle of bob (up)

as in shooting (up)

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breaking out

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The Guardians won Game 1 by breaking out their bats, but neither team hit particularly well in Game 2, when a crucial error cost Cleveland.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
And despite years of trying to stop the war from breaking out in Yemen, the pressure Trump imposed on Iran was expected to eventually trigger a Houthi push on the kingdom.

— Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026

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