groped

past tense of grope

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Recent Examples of groped 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 each incident, women were standing alone when the attacker grabbed them from behind and groped them, police said. Adam Harrington, CBS News, 22 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
  • After Duran took third on a fly ball, pinch-hitter Joc Pederson hit a ground ball up the middle that was fumbled by Taylor Walls, allowing Duran to score.
    ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
  • Chad Powers season 2 sees the actor reprise his role as Russ Holliday, a former star college quarterback who fumbled his promising career after a humiliating championship-game meltdown.
    Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • The first practice under coach Jeff Hafley looked a bit different from years past.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
  • Half of the Spaniard’s 40 appearances for City came at Yankee Stadium, which might explain why his Liverpool side looked so at home on a warm evening.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • Jorge Polanco reached on a two-out error at first base by Stowers.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Crime reached a breaking point that summer after a drive-by shooting killed a man at Progress Park, topping off a string of violent incidents in the neighborhood just northeast of uptown Charlotte.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026

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“Groped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/groped. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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