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
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.
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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
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
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But Henry hasn’t made a habit of fumbling throughout his career, so this is an unusual stretch.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
26 Sep. 2025
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The uncharacteristic nature of fumbling the ball three times in a row is not lost on the star running back.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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Customers looking for suggested dates for military or international addresses should visit the USPS holiday shipping page.—
Michelle Del Rey,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Oct. 2025
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Investigators from the Hamilton County Coroner's Office are looking for relatives or friends of a Walnut Hills man who died.—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Groping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/groping. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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