: 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 grooved side of the wire rack can hold cans of energy drinks, beer, soda, and seltzer; flip it over to the flat side to store bottles of wine.
—Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Nov. 2025
Since then, engineers have explored alternative configurations – from beds of ceramic pebbles to grooved rings with intricate channels.
—Marcos Fernandez Tous, The Conversation, 24 Nov. 2025
Employee food and drinks stored above customer food, cutting boards heavily grooved and dirty, and wet cloths left on prep surfaces.
—Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Nov. 2025
The flexible, grooved rubber outsole and leather upper is made for everyday wear.
—Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2025
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Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Nov. 2025
Since then, engineers have explored alternative configurations – from beds of ceramic pebbles to grooved rings with intricate channels.
—Marcos Fernandez Tous, The Conversation, 24 Nov. 2025
Employee food and drinks stored above customer food, cutting boards heavily grooved and dirty, and wet cloths left on prep surfaces.
—Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Nov. 2025
The flexible, grooved rubber outsole and leather upper is made for everyday wear.
—Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 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 24 Dec. 2025.
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