grubbed (about)

past tense of grub (about)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for grubbed (about)
Verb
  • After the investigation was complete, authorities found out the couple had retained cremation or disposal services for a total of 11 dogs across four different businesses.
    Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 25 June 2026
  • How does Ken think customers found out about the changes that Cracker Barrel was about to ram through?
    Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • With encouragement from Kincaid, Lee, 49, began by planting small sages that would grow quickly and help prevent erosion, since water, mulch and rain often ran down the hillside to the sidewalk.
    Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
  • Diamondbacks center fielder Jorge Barrosa ran down five fly balls by Dodgers hitters.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 2 June 2026
Verb
  • Amazon‘s Wondery is aiming to amplify the game of Boardroom, the media company founded by NBA champion Kevin Durant and his business partner Rich Kleiman, under a wide-ranging deal.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 June 2026
  • Things to do Menorca’s art scene dates from the 1960s when the Grupo Menorca founded the island’s first contemporary art gallery.
    Adrienne Wyper, TheWeek, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • Café Momentum is located at 282 Forbes Avenue in Pittsburgh.
    Josh Taylor, CBS News, 20 June 2026
  • The 4,000-acre Coptic blaze, located further south in Everglades National Park, is less than half contained, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.
    Allison Beck June 19, Miami Herald, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • Nathan quickly discovered that limited money forces difficult choices.
    Conor McGill, CBS News, 23 June 2026
  • Relatives of a woman discovered dead by her son with her neck slashed in the lobby of her Brooklyn apartment building are appealing to the public for help with funeral expenses.
    Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • Luban traveled east across the Arabian Sea and was also detected off the western coast of the Indian state of Goa.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 19 June 2026
  • French authorities said unusual betting patterns were detected around a yellow card Wahi received in a Ligue 1 match while playing for Nice last month.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • Taylor believed there was an objectively correct productivity level that could be ascertained as certainly as gravity.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
Verb
  • The prosecutor’s office, taking a fresh look at the murder, learned the lead investigator shared those doubts.
    Andy Rose, CNN Money, 26 June 2026
  • For our industry, so much still runs on personality and learned experience.
    Sarah Mower, Vogue, 26 June 2026
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“Grubbed (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grubbed%20%28about%29. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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