Thesaurus results for GROPED

groped

verb

past tense of grope

as in fumbled

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 groped Since Busfield's arrest, at least four women have told police that the Emmy Award-winning actor and director groped their breasts and genitals and forced himself on them, dating from 1993 to 2000. —

Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2026 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 Cannon starred in a production of Sweet Bird of Youth at the Old Vic in 2013 and claims Spacey groped him at a party after the play’s press night. —

Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 19 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 During one of the shootings, Sheriff Shittu, a 30-year-old aspiring fashion designer, was fatally shot in the head after a tussle with a drunk patron who had groped his girlfriend earlier in the night. —

Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026

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In the 88th minute, Neuer fumbled a routine shot and allowed Joselu to equalise.

— Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Fans were exiting en masse in the top of the ninth when Frelick’s RBI single off Rule 5 rookie Ryan Watson, fumbled by reigning AL Gold Glove centerfielder Ceddanne Rafaela, increased Milwaukee’s lead to three.

— Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026