groveler

Definition of grovelernext

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Noun
  • The fire caused widespread damage and injured one worshipper.
    Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 14 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • But outside of the horror community and cult-movie devotees, there’s still ample misunderstanding about what Faces of Death really is — and that’s not likely to be remedied by the arrival of Daniel Goldhaber’s 2026 film, Faces of Death, now hitting theaters after a lengthy postproduction delay.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
  • But what about something for the wrestling devotees?
    Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Set in the last year of World War II on the remote North Sea island of Amrum, the story is told from the point of view of 12-year-old Nanning (Jasper Billerbeck), whose zealot mother (Laura Tonke) is raising him as a good Nazi while his father fights in the war.
    Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Clara Molot talks to the zealots who are holding the line.
    Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 17 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The three-day event draws more than 100,000 fans every year for the festival, which headlines largely country music acts while raising money for marine conservation.
    Joan Murray, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The fan tried to offer some context.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • But just one year into the driver’s seat and Espinosa, and his team of executives who are now mostly enthusiasts, seem to be moving as quickly as humanly possible to deliver on that big statement.
    Joel Feder, The Drive, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Austin eyes a new position as an in-house personal trainer, and Lindsay worries about the Chairwoman’s fit assistant, Eunice (Seoyeon Jang), stealing her Korean fitness-enthusiast boyfriend.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Industry actress, 29, got soaked in fake blood for her role in the horror-action flick as Maria Reaves (the younger sister to protagonist Asia Reaves, played by Zazie Beetz), as did Graham, 56, who plays a satanic cultist.
    Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 5 Apr. 2026
  • There’s an incredible sequence where Zazie Beetz’s character fights cultists with a flaming axe.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Nobody wanted to go there — well, except the oil and gas companies aching to root around for black gold, and their most loyal minions in high places.
    Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Israel is also a part of the ceasefire but was subjected to a last-minute barrage of missile attacks today from Iran and its minions.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • An angel then killed 185,000 Assyrian idolaters.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
  • And the twist here – Agathe is more of an Austen idolater than an Austen protagonist – is fresh.
    Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 21 May 2025
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“Groveler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/groveler. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.

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