Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for groveled
Verb
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Host Jimmy Fallon visibly cringed in response.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026 -
You get cringed out when things are earnest or something, but then the music is a way to channel it.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
25 Nov. 2025
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During rush hour, drivers crawled along at an average speed of just under 19 miles per hour.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
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But that was well over a year ago, and the procurement process has crawled ever since.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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His comment shouldn’t be interpreted as a postgame shot at an overwhelmed Red Raiders offense and, everything considered, his vaunted defense’s performance hardly resembled a unit that flinched at the challenges.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Jan. 2026
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That said, the Pioneers haven’t flinched this season without him.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
29 Nov. 2025
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However, dynamic pricing has quietly crept into far more areas of our daily lives than ticketing.—
David Carlucci,
New York Daily News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Even searches for ethnic slurs hurled at Danish people — language that has historically crept into the American lexicon to dehumanize wartime enemies — come up thin.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Jan. 2026
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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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In one incident, a predator, confirmed by a state biologist to have been a wolf, attacked an elk on the front steps of a home in Sierra County as the college-age son of the owner cowered inside, alone and afraid amid the growls and thumps that were shaking the front door.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The clear message from state leaders to residents was stay home and don't drive, but already dozens of drivers have slid off the roads.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
24 Jan. 2026
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Seven minutes later, the first firetruck slid to a stop as firefighters took in the impossible scene in front of them.—
Nichole Manna,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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During peak meal hours, food lines snaked endlessly.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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By noontime, the line snaked away from the entrance for several blocks.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Jan. 2026
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Zelina slithered on the ramp in a snake-like manner as Black stood behind her.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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In August, Kravitz told Meyers that her mom's pet snake, Orpheus, had gotten loose and slithered into a small hole in the corner of the bathroom.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Groveled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/groveled. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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