groping

present participle of grope

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of groping But the Jets have been mostly inept for a decade and a half, and the franchise has been groping for some sort of good fortune. Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025 The initial incident occurred at the semi-annual Monster-Mania Con in Cherry Hill, New Jersey in August 2022, with several women who posed with Busey accusing the actor groping them. Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025 Federal prosecutors here have filed a felony case against a man who was convicted this year of groping three women and a girl over two days, and of exposing himself to a nurse, after returning to the Bay Area from two deportations. Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for groping
Verb
  • However, his key mistakes included an interception, being sacked six times, and fumbling the ball away twice.
    Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • There is no right moment, and the early scenes are about fumbling steps and the tentativeness of awkward new roles.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Dodgers are looking to become baseball's first back-to-back champions in a quarter-century, as the Blue Jays hope to win their first World Series title since 1993.
    Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • This Panasonic point-and-shoot digital camera is an easy-to-use starter option for anyone looking to up their picture game and not have to worry about draining their phone battery throughout the day or having to empty their storage space to take more vacation photos.
    Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025

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“Groping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/groping. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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