1
as in food
substances intended to be eaten
after the game, we headed to the diner for some hearty grub
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2
as in laborer
a person who does very hard or dull work
you may have to spend some time working as a grub before challenging work comes your way
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as in to labor
to devote serious and sustained effort
grubbing away at the yard work before the first snow of the season
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Recent Examples of grub
Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 23 Aug. 2025
Big bass prefer to rustle their grub on the bottom, whether in three or 25 feet of water.
—Anthony A. Ciuffa, Outdoor Life, 7 Aug. 2025
airmail.news, 23 Mar. 2024
His bill is small, yet strong—perfect for grubbing about underwater for aquatic bugs, worms, snails, crayfish, and small mollusks.
—M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 30 Nov. 2023
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Noun
The bar serves pub grub including nachos ($11.50), chicken wings ($16.50) and sandwiches (around $15), plus globally inspired appetizers ($10 to $12).
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 23 Aug. 2025
Big bass prefer to rustle their grub on the bottom, whether in three or 25 feet of water.
—Anthony A. Ciuffa, Outdoor Life, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
The grubbing and wheedling correspondence of Prince Andrew and Fergie
as told by
Craig Brown
Air Supply
The Constant Gardener
Spring is in the air, and AIR SUPPLY’s latest collection is ripe for the picking.
—airmail.news, 23 Mar. 2024
His bill is small, yet strong—perfect for grubbing about underwater for aquatic bugs, worms, snails, crayfish, and small mollusks.
—M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 30 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grub
Noun
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The egg replacer was formulated by Madsen and a food scientist.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
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The scarcity of food was a challenge, but Gertrude befriended farmers on her cross-country walks.—
Judith Thurman,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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This structure, along with Structure II (likely a checkpoint or guard post), was part of the police and guard infrastructure surrounding the laborers’ settlements.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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In the manufacturing, construction and electrical trades, there's a dearth of talent as skilled laborers age out of the workforce without being replaced by younger workers.—
Kate Rogers,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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These women, many of whom worked in relative obscurity for all their lives, labored to redefine the rights and dignity of all people.—
Time,
Time,
22 Sep. 2025
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Hammond labored 50 hours over a two week span to create her project.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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An impasse exists because Democrats want a deal to secure health care provisions, while Republicans have raised concerns about costs and the extent to which migrants should have access to health care.—
Joshua Sammons,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the federal spending on Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP — another priority for Democrats — will be reduced by more than $1 trillion over the next decade as a result of provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
3 Oct. 2025
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Authorities said the building’s foundation pillars gave way while construction workers were laying down concrete.—
Britt Clennett,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Union workers at the JFK location in North Little Rock participated in a nationwide strike in December 2024.—
Sydney Sasser,
Arkansas Online,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The arrival of Clark and other high-profile young players have contributed to a boom in popularity for the long-struggling league.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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The Broncos are 2-2 and coming off a dominating 28-3 victory over the struggling Cincinnati Bengals.—
Hunter Simpson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Over the centuries, Muslim traders built mosques and schools in sedate Tamale, which was more inland and distant from the direct links of the transatlantic slave and colonial trade.—
Edna Bonhomme,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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Beckett’s symbols of master and slave — the whip, the rope, the servant weighed down with baggage — are either mimed or cut and in doing so lose its real horror.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Every single day, it's been a pleasure coming to work and putting on the orange and blue.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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The individual was discovered inside one of the main landing gear compartments while the maintenance crew was working on the aircraft, which had arrived from Europe, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said in a news release.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Grub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grub. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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