Thesaurus results for GROPES

gropes

verb

present tense third-person singular of grope

as in fumbles

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 gropes In the video, a woman exposes herself and an officer, identified by investigators as Herman, gropes her, police said in a statement last year. — Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Aug. 2025

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DeLand was driving inside the 20 yard line and Taihj Moore fumbles, recovered by Lake Mary.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
Buford scored 17 points off three Gainesville fumbles on punt plays.

— Jack Leo, AJC.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of fumbles

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However, each side holds that the Yemeni civil war has now entered a new phase from which neither side looks eager to extricate itself.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026
For many of their classmates on campus and elsewhere around the country, the present looks bleak and the future uncertain at best.

— Jacqueline Ganun, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of looks

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José reaches close to half a million listeners in the Los Angeles area.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Brands must also account for products with defects such as stains, mold and incorrect labels—issues that need to be remediated or repaired before the product reaches the consumer.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026

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