Thesaurus results for GROPING

groping

verb

present participle of grope

as in fumbling

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 groping There’s always a fear of groping around in the dark; of not even knowing who to talk to. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2026 Edgar Avalos was arrested in connection with a series of groping incidents earlier this year in Tracy, police said. — Brandon Downs, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 Quaylin Wesley, 27, of Oakland and Vallejo, has been charged with 10 felonies for allegedly going into the girl’s room repeatedly on the night of June 13 and groping her, forcing her to touch him, and attempting to sodomize her, prosecutors say. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026 Gooding has been accused of groping dozens of women and pleaded guilty to one count of forcible touching in 2022. — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 20 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 abuse included groping and fondling of the students’ genitals and other acts under the guise of a medical examination. — CNN Money, 4 June 2026 The abuse included groping and fondling of the students' genitals and other acts under the guise of a medical examination. — Jasper Ward, USA Today, 4 June 2026 Tajul Islam, 55, is accused of groping and molesting the victims inside Masjid Bilal Queens on Sutphin Blvd. — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026

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Specifically, Nico Iamaleava struggled, fumbling once and throwing interceptions to Oregon’s Koi Perich and Jerry Mixon.

— Elias Esquivel, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
Fittingly, the game ended on Oregon fumbling while trying to run a series of laterals down the field as time expired.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

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Depending on the machine and settings, that material ends up in a purge tower built alongside the print, or in a collection of little plastic doll's-house-looking spaghetti balls, affectionately known as printer poop.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
Yet his next leadership election is looking smooth compared with the past couple of bouts to lead the Senate GOP.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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