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grated

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verb

past tense of grate
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as in scratched
to pass roughly and noisily over or against a surface the sled grated along the bare pavement

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as in gritted
to press or strike against or together so as to make a scraping sound he grated the pieces of metal together

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Recent Examples of G-rated
Verb
Raw turnips can also be grated and used as a garnish. Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 20 Oct. 2025 Sprinkle finely grated semisweet chocolate evenly over top of cake. Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025 In a smaller bowl, stir together 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 cup all purpose flour, 1 Tbsp chopped crystallized ginger, 1/2 tsp grated fresh ginger, and 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon. Erin Hooker, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025 King’s calm way of dealing with racist slights grated on Tony Coleman, a Black drummer 30 years his junior who joined his band in 1978. Todd Longwell, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025 Traditionally, the onions are grated with a box grater, but Fargian says the blender creates a similar effect. Samantha Husted, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for G-rated
Adjective
  • Such is life in Marthaland, where homemaking tasks are plucked from the realm of everyday drudgery and elevated to a pure pursuit of excellence.
    Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
  • To this end, while the loss of two aircraft in short order seems suspicious, it could be explained through pure chance.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • One report, citing a source close to Sheridan, even claimed the writer was annoyed that Paramount sent too many of its top suits to a meeting designed to keep Sheridan onboard, arguing that Ellison had messed up by bringing more than two execs along with him.
    Josef Adalian, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Simonson suggested that bartenders don’t really disdain the Bloody Mary; they just are annoyed at having to make what is almost universally considered a brunch drink after hours.
    The New York Times News Service Syndicate, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • He was scratched up all over the place.
    Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Nothing really scratched the itch.
    Michal Lev-Ram, CNBC Contributor, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Carolina Panthers gritted out a 13-6 win over the New York Jets on the road thanks to a two-interception day from Jaycee Horn, a turnover-free performance from the offense and a close-to-flawless day on special teams.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Chihiro and Hiruhiko were engaging in the sort of passionate but chaste dude-bro melodrama that takes place only in shōnen manga.
    Matt Alt, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
  • To win the grand prize, 10 contestants must stay as chaste as possible in a house together for four weeks.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 16 July 2025
Verb
  • But those movements further irritated a rib injury that Hendrix first sustained during Wicked night.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The decision by Aaron Turner, Kuminga’s agent, to go on a media tour in recent weeks while negotiating publicly in hopes of landing a better offer for Kuminga, irritated some with the organization, according to league sources.
    Nick Friedell, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The right side was scraped down more.
    Antonio Losada, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Another interesting wrinkle is that the lawsuit doesn’t allege that Reddit itself was scraped.
    Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • In Virginia, moderate Democrat Abigail Spanberger, a former CIA officer and congresswoman, has maintained a modest lead over Republican nominee, Winsome Earle-Sears, the state's current lieutenant governor.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Its modest 10 cubic feet of cargo space isn't exactly designed for grocery hauls.
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025

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“G-rated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/G-rated. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.

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