GRUBBED Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

grubbed

verb

past tense of grub

as in labored

to devote serious and sustained effort grubbing away at the yard work before the first snow of the season

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His parents labored to reclaim local wetlands to grow wheat and soybeans.

— Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2026
The Virginia Theological Seminary makes annual cash payments to the descendants whose family members labored on its campus during slavery and Jim Crow eras.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of labored

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Yet when asked to move beyond answering questions to framing their own, many struggled.

— Washington Post, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
But Lloyd, who had long struggled with mental health issues, was also suffering from drug addiction, and conflicts with Verlaine led to the band’s breakup.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of struggled

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Kelly, who lost to High in the primaries and later worked full time for him, attributed the defeat to general discontent with the Democratic party.

— Roger Simmons, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026
The reigning Academy of Country Music’s Entertainer of the Year, who was a rodeo cowboy in his youth, has worked with Justin Boots on a collection of men’s boots.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of worked

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Founded in 2019, Ant Design has long endeavored to develop more versatile multitools around swappable components.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2026
Though eventually abandoned due to cost, this system of surveillance endeavored to equate producers with virtue.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of endeavored

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In 1988, when four Arizonans weighing more than 1,000 pounds tried to break California off from the continental states by doing jumping jacks at Venice Beach, one man documented the effort.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
Some Republicans had tried to delay the leadership decision, but the conference voted 31-15 to proceed.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026

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