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noun

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Recent Examples of grouse
Verb
When the Giants left, Yankees fans were grousing about him with a mixture of irritation, respect and envy. Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025 Presidents have groused about being checked by courts for decades. Graham Underwood, arkansasonline.com, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
The Office of the United States Trade Representative commemorated National Textiles Day on Saturday with a grouse. Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019 From owls one night to frogs the next, with drumming ruffed grouse in-between, the weekend served up a Northwoods symphony at its finest. Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 10 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for grouse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grouse
Verb
  • Waiting for a frustrated customer to complain about blackout dates is defense.
    Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • But this scraping has sparked a huge backlash from publishers, artists and writers, who complain that it has been done without any consent or compensation.
    Billy Perrigo, Time, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • Pretty soon, the whine of the gears, the shriek of the diff, and the sheer cacophony of combustion make conversation all but impossible.
    Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 28 May 2025
  • Men clad in DayGlo vests and hardhats chatted as the whine of a flying cargo drone echoed through the valley.
    Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 23 May 2025
Verb
  • Woman screams as snake attacks—dog jumps in and takes the venom for her The video highlighted the canine parents, with viewers instantly falling in love with the unique puppies.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
  • As Masha runs out after David, all the guests scream at the sight of Martin, sweaty and crazed, following them out with a rifle.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • The Van Tine lawsuit, filed earlier last month, asserts some of the same allegations as the Ornelas complaint.
    Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025
  • Ironically, the complaint in question was never even sustained, meaning the civilian investigators ultimately found no misconduct by officers.
    Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 4 July 2025
Verb
  • There’s no point moaning without offering some kind of solution.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 12 May 2025
  • Fire-Rescue Battalion Chief Erik Windsor said fire crews removed a manhole cover in the general area of the storm drain opening, inserted a powerful listening device and heard moaning.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Dicey intonation in the final chorus and Mandane’s second-act aria aside, the group’s unity and expression was impressive, from exactly seesawing strings to Brandon Acker’s bleak, mournful lute under Artaserse’s first-act lament.
    Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2025
  • But now, to the lament of many people, Grinder’s Keepers in Bristol is closing for good on June.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • But there was little cause for celebration at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium after Luis Enrique’s men swatted away Lionel Messi and his teammates with minimum fuss.
    Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Salmon is an increasingly popular fish that’s easy to prepare at home with minimal fuss.
    Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • Another familiar image of American grievances, an engraving of the 1770 Boston Massacre, predates the conflict by five years.
    Karin Wulf, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 July 2025
  • In late 2010, two people complained to the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman, which handles grievances related to IFC projects, about water pollution, soil pollution and foul smells from the Santo Domingo facilities.
    Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025

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“Grouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grouse. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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