grossed

past tense of gross

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Dominik Szoboszlai, who was asked to play deeper alongside Jones, capped a sensational display by firing home their fifth goal from 20 yards out after Cody Gakpo had netted for the third successive game.
    James Pearce, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Ella O’Neill netted her 50th career goal for Hingham (14-0-1) in an 8-0 Patriot League win over Whitman-Hanson….
    Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There aren't many relievers in baseball worth over $20 million a season, but given the righty's dominance, he's earned it.
    Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Ohtani’s historic Game 4 earned him the series MVP.
    Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This was a crew of Black teenagers making sonically adventurous music that, in fact, garnered a great deal of young Black listeners.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The post, shared by the shelter's Instagram account, Cole & Friend's Animal Rescue (@coleandfriendsrescue), has garnered more than 8,000 likes.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And sometime in the next two weeks that goal should be realized again.
    Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Police quickly realized, however, there were inconsistencies in the siblings’ story, and authorities ascertained that Samantha was the person driving at the time of the incident.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Battle Of Long Island (or Battle of Brooklyn, as it was also known) was won by the British, enabling them to capture the island and New York City.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
  • That same night, Clarkson's The Kelly Clarkson Show won in the Outstanding Daytime Talk Series category.
    Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Flight tracking information obtained by Reuters stated that the aircraft was 32 years old and had previously been used as a passenger plane.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Vijay Tiwari, University of Maryland Imagine if three times as much grain could be obtained from the same amount of wheat plants as is currently possible, using the same amount of land, water and fertilizer.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • At just 25 years old, the 7-foot Hayes fits the type of player Slovenia is looking for – in addition to the chemistry Hayes and Doncic have developed since the Lakers acquired the 26-year-old star in February.
    Khobi Price, Oc Register, 20 Oct. 2025
  • So, Castle acquired the rights to Ira Levin's novel, and Paramount Pictures paid Castle a handsome sum to produce Rosemary's Baby.
    Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Gilgeous-Alexander drew a foul on Durant, who was playing tight defense, on the Thunder’s final possession.
    Joe Vardon, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2025
  • That trip drew a complaint to the Secretary of State alleging lobbying, ethics and charitable solicitation violations.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Grossed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grossed. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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