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
  • On the fifth, Malik Washington fumbled after a 30-yard catch and run.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026
  • For all of the anticipation of an explosive new offensive attack sparked by the arrival of new coordinator Mike McDaniel, the Chargers stumbled and fumbled their way through their season debut.
    Doug Haller, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Two years later, when coached by New Zealander Warren Gatland, Wales learned that a haka was not technically over until any side looked away — and so began a tense 80-second stare-off between the two sides.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Extreme mountain climbing has never looked anything but miserable from the distance of a screening room, and The Other Side delivers mightily on all that scraping, straining, gasping toil.
    Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The number of Americans unemployed for more than 26 weeks hovered last month slightly below a five-year high last reached in May.
    Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026
  • They’re beloved, beloved characters [whose] stories reached the end of the line.
    Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026

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“Groped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/groped. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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