groped

past tense of grope

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of groped Ibarra and an unspecified number of his friends reportedly groped a woman at the Buena Vista party. Logan Smith, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 Love curated these parties to create a space where patrons don’t have to worry about their drink getting spiked, getting groped in the crowd, or their light being dimmed in any way, Love said. Zuri Primos july 27, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026 Franken fake-groped a sleeping woman as a joke, and was then credibly accused of groping numerous women for real. Katha Pollitt, Washington Post, 10 July 2026 The juvenile was allegedly approached by a man who tried starting a conversation and groped them. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2026 In a 55-page complaint, the singer alleged the music mogul had groped her on numerous occasions, once trapped her inside a locked car for two hours as a form of punishment, and threatened her life. Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2026 The challenge required the men to handcuff themselves to the bed while the women, in blindfolds, groped around in the dark, attempting to find their couple and handcuff themselves to him. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 9 June 2026 Once in the pool, the man grabbed and groped the girl, police said. Larry Seward, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026 Leverage Federal juries found Uber liable in two cases where one driver in North Carolina groped a woman and another in Arizona raped a woman. Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for groped
Verb
  • In the bathroom, my fingers fumbled in the inner pocket of my jacket, searching for the passport.
    Ledio Cakaj, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Despite rebounding with the wildly entertaining F9 in 2021, the Fast franchise fumbled the 10th chapter, which underperformed at the box office and didn’t exactly get fans hyped for the follow-up.
    Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In the past, BioCryst would have looked internally to develop its pipeline.
    Brad Quick, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Over the last few years, the AI talent market has looked more like a professional sports draft than a conventional hiring cycle.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The South Bay reached record employment in July, adding 3,300 jobs even as California shed 20,500 positions and the Bay Area’s technology sector continued to contract, new state figures show.
    George Avalos, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • While both sides have indicated that an interim agreement is forthcoming, with the president even Truthing Wednesday that a deal had been reached, it hasn’t been finalized.
    Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026

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“Groped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/groped. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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