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as in scratching
to mark with or as if with a line or groove
if you groove that piece of wood, we should be able to fit this smaller board into it
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as in blending
to form a pleasing relationship
surprisingly, his flighty, artistic sensibility and her no-nonsense practicality groove together rather well
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Recent Examples of grooving
In a TikTok shared after the ultra-exclusive event, the actors can be seen grooving together in their best black-tie attire, surrounded by other party attendees.
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Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
Brandy and Monica were on their feet for almost every song, grooving alongside a captivating ensemble of dancers who flowed through hip hop and contemporary dance styles.
—Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Rodgers is grooving in Arthur Smith’s system that plays to his strengths.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
And sure enough, Hamm (a frequent SNL host himself) popped up in the audience wearing that Hawaiian shirt and bucket hat, still grooving to the music.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 4 Oct. 2025
Two robots can be seen grooving to a light dance routine.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2025
The event is recognized as one of the top music festivals in the South, but Standard Deluxe is grooving all year long with a calendar full of concerts.
—Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
Brandy and Monica were on their feet for almost every song, grooving alongside a captivating ensemble of dancers who flowed through hip hop and contemporary dance styles.
—Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Rodgers is grooving in Arthur Smith’s system that plays to his strengths.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
And sure enough, Hamm (a frequent SNL host himself) popped up in the audience wearing that Hawaiian shirt and bucket hat, still grooving to the music.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 4 Oct. 2025
Two robots can be seen grooving to a light dance routine.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2025
The event is recognized as one of the top music festivals in the South, but Standard Deluxe is grooving all year long with a calendar full of concerts.
—Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grooving
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Still, even some fans of the project were left scratching their heads.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2026
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Ballard also agreed that a victim fighting off her attacker and scratching him would likely have the attacker’s DNA under her fingernails.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Hundreds of people from across Chicagoland attended Saturday’s second Iftar Bazaar in Rosemont, a daylong, pre-Ramadan expo blending food, shopping and community programming.—
Eva Remijan-Toba,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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Known for blending alt-pop and indie rock with diaristic, emotionally raw songwriting, sombr has quickly built momentum over the past year with a run of globally resonant releases.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
31 Jan. 2026
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To receive the award, the authority completed governance transparency requirements including ethics training for all board members, properly conducting open and public meetings and filing financial transactions and compensation reports to the state controller in a timely manner.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
1 Feb. 2026
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In 2026, filing confusion adds fuel to the fire.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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The exhibition was divided into two sections, one corresponding to the murder (a drum kit with twelve black stalactites, one for each stab wound), the other to its memorialization (a sculpture of a white unicorn with a melting face).—
Rachel Wetzler,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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These mandates and corresponding KPIs that determine wage increases and promotions will be at the base of true organizational transformation.—
Mark Minevich,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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These digital twins operate as autonomous agents capable of validating issues, correlating signals, applying fixes and escalating to humans only when needed, compressing resolution times while improving service quality.—
Peter High,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Some of the connections are easy to spot, like designers leaning into richer, more saturated color palettes correlating with jewelry acting less as a neutral accent and more as a visual counterpoint.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Grooving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grooving. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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