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Recent Examples of grabble
In places were grabbling sticks and the like aren’t allowed, noodlers get the extra reach by way of their feet.
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Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 15 June 2023
Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 15 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grabble
Verb
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Rivera’s defense team contended that the gun went off inadvertently in a struggle after Rosen reached into the car and grabbed Rivera.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Walsh locked down Maxey out of a Sixers timeout to force a turnover, and the Celtics grabbed four offensive rebounds on one first-quarter possession, with Walsh and Scheierman accounting for three of them.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
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Bain snatched the hat but marched defiantly straight to the stage to greet Goodell.—
Rick Stroud,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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Anthony Stevens is accused of three chain-snatching robberies that happened on April 20 near the 1500 block of Martin Luther King Avenue, close to Long Beach Polytechnic High School.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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That collapse is spurred not just by Napoleon, but also outside pressure from the human-run Pilkington Corporation, intent on reclaiming the freedom that these precious cartoon animals just seized.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
30 Apr. 2026
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Israel and Egypt have imposed varying degrees of a blockade on Gaza since Hamas seized power from rival Palestinian forces in 2007.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The one big missing piece was seeing her team finally capture an elusive state championship.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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One giant company trying to capture a single leader’s judgment and broadcast it across thousands of people.—
Mukund Jha,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Grabble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grabble. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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