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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That doesn’t mean the subscription businesses that media companies labored to build will collapse, Cohen said.

— Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 7 July 2026
On the same pitch earlier, South Africa labored past Bangladesh by four wickets and waited for India's fate.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 June 2026

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Turkey struggled against the USMNT’s corners throughout the game, with multiple chances created from outswinging corners towards the penalty spot.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
The visit comes as Garrity trails Shapiro by roughly 20 points, raising questions about how much political influence DeSantis carries in a battleground state where his 2024 presidential campaign struggled to break through.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 14 July 2026

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When the Wright brothers first flew, the doubt was never about whether the machine worked, but whether flight would ever be something ordinary people used without a second thought.

— Charlotte Kiang, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
The next inning, Campusano worked a two-out walk and scored from first when Andujar roped a single into the left-field corner.

— Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026

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Trump has plowed a huge hole in the innocent intent of the six justices who supported the measure, but the words from the three dissenting justices ring loud and clear for the world to have heard today.

— Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2026
Another Serve Robotics robot plowed through a crime scene.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 24 June 2026

Definition of plowed

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One of Robinson's attorneys, Michael Burt, tried to inject uncertainty into the case Thursday by challenging the reliability of ballistics tests on a bullet fragment recovered from Kirk’s body.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
The denial was a hit to Wilber’s spirit, but Yadira tried to calm the restless teenager.

— Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

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