as in to fumble
to search for something blindly or uncertainly
she groped in her purse for her car keys groping for the right answer
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Recent Examples of grope
According to the police report, the mother was cornered and groped at her car with her children in the back seat before the man ran away.
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Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Andrew had reported that Owen groped him, encouraged him to undress and kissed him during sessions.
—Jessica Schreifels, ProPublica, 27 Mar. 2026
Two more women said staff members groped them or touched them inappropriately.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
Spacey was artistic director at the Old Vic when Cannon claims the Oscar-winner groped him at a party.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026
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Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Andrew had reported that Owen groped him, encouraged him to undress and kissed him during sessions.
—Jessica Schreifels, ProPublica, 27 Mar. 2026
Two more women said staff members groped them or touched them inappropriately.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
Spacey was artistic director at the Old Vic when Cannon claims the Oscar-winner groped him at a party.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grope
Verb
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The world is still reeling from the news that anyone would fumble Megan Thee Stallion.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
3 May 2026
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In its bid to get out in front of the FCC’s inquiry, however, the NFL may have fumbled its advantage over CBS.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
1 May 2026
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Mira looked at it, then at me, and chose grace.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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There is little reason to think that Leon, who has already ruled against the government, will look with particular kindness on this experiment in literary form.—
Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
3 May 2026
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Although an invasion was unlikely, an aged Washington threw himself into preventing the French Revolution from reaching American shores.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The move comes as gas prices in the United States reached their highest level since 2022.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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“Grope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grope. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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