as in scraped
to press or strike against or together so as to make a scraping sound
the crash victim gritted his teeth as a way of coping with the pain
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Recent Examples of gritted
Both of these teams are elite and gritted through losses in the College World Series to get to these finals.
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Chris Branch,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
Govel even gritted through a nasty stinger on a comebacker in the bottom of the fourth.
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Jack Vita,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
Govel even gritted through a nasty stinger on a comebacker in the bottom of the fourth inning.
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Jack Vita,
Oc Register,
23 May 2026
The 6-foot-6, 260-pound Westlake graduate missed just one game earlier this season but gritted his way through an undisclosed injury.
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Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
12 Nov. 2025
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.
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Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Oct. 2025
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
Govel even gritted through a nasty stinger on a comebacker in the bottom of the fourth.
—
Jack Vita,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
Govel even gritted through a nasty stinger on a comebacker in the bottom of the fourth inning.
—
Jack Vita,
Oc Register,
23 May 2026
The 6-foot-6, 260-pound Westlake graduate missed just one game earlier this season but gritted his way through an undisclosed injury.
—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
12 Nov. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gritted
scraped
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Language models consume trillions of tokens scraped from the web.
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Her bare and scraped-up leg hung out from mid-thigh.
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“Gritted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gritted. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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