grub (about)

verb

Definition of grub (about)next
as in to track (down)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grub (about)
  1. run down
  2. find out
  3. find
  4. detect
  5. locate
  6. determine
  7. ascertain
  8. learn
Verb
  • On the one hand, circulating the ball can slowly run down the opponents’ batteries as they are starved of possession for long periods, pinned further back towards their own goal with legs becoming heavier and minds cloudier.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 18 July 2026
  • After Hurtado-Cariaco runs down the block, the agents get back into their vehicles.
    — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Definition of run down
Verb
  • His show is the place to find out that Jennifer Lopez thinks real New Yorkers must be born in the city or that Olivia Wilde believes good singers shouldn’t do karaoke—and whether or not the 40-year-old Egyptian American host agrees or disagrees.
    — Leslie Horn Peterson, Time, 14 July 2026
  • Many high schoolers are finding out that majors are not just for college students.
    — Francesca Pinney, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of find out
Verb
  • Officers found Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and 8-month-old Callan unconscious.
    — Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • Rodri found himself in the position Reece James did a year ago, not really knowing what to do next.
    — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of find
Verb
  • Bevins’ father passed a screening test that was never designed to detect any of this.
    — Torie Bosch, STAT, 18 July 2026
  • Other Flock technology uses audio-detecting technology to identify sounds like gunfire or car crashes.
    — Kairi Lowery, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
Definition of detect
Verb
  • Bab al-Mandab, which translates as the Gate of Tears, is located at the southern end of the Red Sea and is a critical gateway to the Suez Canal, linking Europe and Asia through one of the world’s busiest shipping routes.
    — Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • Police located a third gun and an undisclosed amount of cash inside of a bag in a closet, BPD said.
    — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 20 July 2026
Definition of locate
Verb
  • In the autopsy, the medical examiner determined that Bruneau was strangled sometime during the midmorning.
    — Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
  • The inmate also had been placed on a state hospital hold while the courts determined competency to stand trial.
    — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of determine
Verb
  • Deierlein says that these measures are needed in the short term—at least until the cause of the damage can be ascertained.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 7 July 2026
  • Who had what — or more specifically, half of what — must be ascertained before figuring in tax and tip.
    — Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2026
Definition of ascertain
Verb
  • Redefining what support looks like for Atlanta mothers Atlanta fashion model applies lessons learned as a young mom.
    — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 17 July 2026
  • At the heart of the system are Large Behavior Models (LBMs) and Diffusion Policy, AI techniques that allow robots to learn complex manipulation and decision-making skills instead of following rigid, pre-programmed workflows.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
Definition of learn
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