Thesaurus results for GROPE

grope

verb

ˈgrōp

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 Louise got out of bed, groped her way across the dark room, found her phone tethered to the charger, then scrolled back through her photos to find the grainy twenty-seven-second video of the ants. —

Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026 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. —

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 See All Example Sentences for grope

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But Chet Holmgren and Cason Wallace hit three-pointers while Smart was fumbling the ball and James and Hachimura were missing shots, while an Oklahoma City 8-0 run eventually gave them another 13-point lead that was never again challenged.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
As print and television media fumbled their way online, Gawker used the internet to pull back the curtain on celebrity, mainstream media, politics and creeping commercialism.

— Frank DiGiacomo, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026