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Recent Examples of grovel
As the Cabinet went around the room, even some conservatives denounced the display of groveling before Trump.
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Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 30 Apr. 2025
Related Articles Letters: Apple’s biggest problem is groveling for Trump
Trump’s commerce secretary says new electronics tariff exemptions are temporary, chip tariffs coming
These Silicon Valley tech leaders donated to Donald Trump.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2025
What begins as a modest levy swells into a sprawling system, where bureaucrats decide who pays, who benefits, and who grovels for exemptions.
—Jon Fleischman, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2025
Of course, that doesn’t apply in Trump’s government where merit is completely overridden by groveling and total worship of the president.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2025
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Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 30 Apr. 2025
Related Articles Letters: Apple’s biggest problem is groveling for Trump
Trump’s commerce secretary says new electronics tariff exemptions are temporary, chip tariffs coming
These Silicon Valley tech leaders donated to Donald Trump.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2025
What begins as a modest levy swells into a sprawling system, where bureaucrats decide who pays, who benefits, and who grovels for exemptions.
—Jon Fleischman, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2025
Of course, that doesn’t apply in Trump’s government where merit is completely overridden by groveling and total worship of the president.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grovel
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One harbinger of this is the fact that many of the contestants who star in this season of the show are either cringe, mean, or both.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
2 Oct. 2025
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You natter and natter without ever having to think of what to say or cringe through any awkward silence.—
Jonny Thomson,
Big Think,
1 Oct. 2025
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Textured toys overhead amuse babies on their backs while musical toys entertain during tummy time and when learning to crawl.—
Pamela Brill,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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Teams have for days meticulously tunneled under the rubble, crawling on their hands and knees searching for signs of life, knowing the unstable structure could again buckle upon them.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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Ross passed the day's examination with flying colors, barely flinching at the rubber chicken.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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But none of the band members ever flinched over the divide that formed over their pre- and post-Vheissu sound.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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Signs of fall are finally beginning to creep in.—
Essence,
Essence,
30 Sep. 2025
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Alabama and Ole Miss vaulted into the club with big wins, while Texas A&M crept into minus-odds territory with a home win against Auburn.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Anyone living in one of the dozens of surrounding villages, such as Nazareth, who was not rounded up must have cowered in fear behind closed doors or hidden in the various underground cisterns and hewn chambers beneath the ancient houses and courtyards of the Jewish villages.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
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As a result, the poor Rottweiler could be seen cowering against the wall and looking incredibly nervous in the cat’s presence.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Tree roots and ivy creepers have also snaked through the stonework.—
Barry Neild,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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The line snaked at least a half mile through Westgate and across north 95th Avenue to the west and north 93rd Avenue to the east.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
21 Sep. 2025
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Trentman lost control of his vehicle, laying the bike down and sliding off the roadway to the left before striking a guardrail.—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
1 Oct. 2025
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Unlike mat Pilates, which utilizes an exercise mat as its base, Club Pilates teaches reformer Pilates which uses a specialized machine made up of a sliding carriage, springs, pulleys, a headrest and foot bar.—
Olivia Evans,
Louisville Courier Journal,
1 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, Mercury and later the sun will slither through Scorpio, energizing your creative and romantic sector, sparking ideas and potential passion projects.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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The slithering snakes and biting lyrics spelled out revenge.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Grovel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grovel. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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