grossing

present participle of gross

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of grossing Topline Movie theaters just had their lowest-grossing summer in three years, as this year’s total barely fell below last summer’s gross as moviegoing cooled in August, despite early analyst expectations that this summer could have been a return to box office glory. Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grossing
Verb
  • Gehman, then a graduate student earning a doctorate in disease ecology, had heard about a mysterious illness sweeping through the Pacific coast’s iconic invertebrates.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The role players swung the Pacers’ season — and thus, even with Tyrese Haliburton earning All-NBA accolades, the role players determined the conference.
    Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Adrian Kempe finished with a goal and an assist, netting the game-tying goal with 46 seconds remaining before the Kings were blanked in the shootout.
    Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
  • In a pinch, temporary fencing made from poultry netting or fishing line tied to stakes can also be effective.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The fashion and beauty industry veteran then undertook a two-year restoration and remodel in collaboration with Wexler and Lance O’Donnell of o2Architecture, with their efforts garnering them the Palm Springs Modern Committee Residential Restoration of the Year Award in 2009.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2025
  • What Surin didn’t know was that the night of her concert, several clips of her yelling at the fan that grabbed Eilish slowly went viral online, garnering posts from Finneas and Reneé Rapp.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The entire complex has been designed to meet the highest environmental standards and is in the process of obtaining WELL and LEED certifications.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
  • In 1950, Secretary of State Dean Acheson issued new regulations that prevented communists, and people suspected of being communists, from obtaining passports.
    Time, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In a significant step toward realizing the vision of quantum networks, a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) research team has achieved a critical breakthrough.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Nikita Chibrikov picked off the pass, realizing late that it was intended for his linemate, and ultimately derailing what would have been a clear break for Nyquist.
    Murat Ates, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Despite never attaining the presidency, he was credited with helping dismantle Kenya's one-party rule under Daniel arap Moi in 1992 and championing the progressive 2010 constitution, which ushered in far-reaching political reforms.
    NPR, NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Switzerland was the only country where attaining a better quality of life was a bigger draw (57%) than accessing investment opportunities (49%) or expanding a business (48%).
    Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Universal’s way around procuring the rights?
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The agency alleged that the $100 million payment paved the way for Zillow to overwhelmingly take over an industry that millions of Americans use to find a place to live, as well as property managers procuring tenants.
    Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The combo is a winning recipe that has kept this neighborhood favorite happily busy since 1993.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
  • On one hand, winning another chip will be at the forefront, so managing players toward the end of the regular season would be logical.
    Stan Son, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Grossing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grossing. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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