: having or being a surface with one or more long, narrow channels or depressions : having a groove or many grooves
a grooved track
grooved pavement
From above, the island's grooved rocky cliffs, topped with a dark fuzz of trees along sapphire-bright coves, can seem almost sculptural.—
C. J. Hughes
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The Luxe Snap might be my favorite of the lot in terms of design, with a fun texture on the back and grooved edges, but there's no kickstand.
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 20 Sep. 2025
The singers both wore red and grooved onstage, paying homage to the 1984 concert film.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
The aircraft was cleared to land about 12:30 p.m. on runway 34, which is about 5,000 feet long with a grooved asphalt surface.
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The pieces slide into place via module connectors that look like grooved trapezoids and rectangles.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 1 Sep. 2025
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Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 20 Sep. 2025
The singers both wore red and grooved onstage, paying homage to the 1984 concert film.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
The aircraft was cleared to land about 12:30 p.m. on runway 34, which is about 5,000 feet long with a grooved asphalt surface.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
The pieces slide into place via module connectors that look like grooved trapezoids and rectangles.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 1 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for grooved
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“Grooved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grooved. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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