grubbed (about)

verb

past tense of grub (about)
as in found out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grubbed (about)
  1. found out
  2. ran down
  3. found
  4. located
  5. discovered
  6. detected
  7. ascertained
  8. learned
Verb
  • Press Taylor wasn’t positive what was up and then found out the Bears indeed had landed Simmons.
    — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
  • And as the most recent press secretary found out, you can be fired from the position just as quickly as you were hired.
    — Chandelis Duster, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of found out
Verb
  • Embiid gingerly ran down the court and hunched over as the halftime horn sounded with the Celtics up 62-51.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The Vikings, as usual, sent blitzers at Allen from every angle possible, recording four sacks and an interception of a heave into the end zone that Byron Murphy ran down and returned 55 yards.
    — Dave Campbell, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of ran down
Verb
  • The beaches here are lined with colorful guesthouses and design-forward boutique stays like Jakes Hotel, a beloved family-run establishment founded by local artist Sally Henzell.
    — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Led by founding partners Mosaic Miami, Temple Beth Am and the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Miami, the potluck offers a sampling of religious traditions from Christian, Jewish, Muslim and Hindu faith leaders.
    — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of found
Verb
  • The 500,000-acre Pisgah National Forest is located about a 140-mile drive northwest from uptown Charlotte.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Power fuel cells can be built small enough to fit on top of a tractor-trailer, allowing them to be transported and located nearly anywhere.
    — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of located
Verb
  • Covering an area of the sky equivalent to 19 full moons, as seen from our vantage point, this cosmic Kaiju was discovered in late 2022 by Japanese astronomers using data from the Subaru Telescope.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The film was made with emerging directors discovered by the lab, who raised investment and set up their own studio, and the lab’s work drew backing from Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Creative Content Agency.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of discovered
Verb
  • Each image is automatically anonymized, with potentially identifying information, like faces and license plates, detected and blurred.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The disease has been detected in almost every state, and local health departments have reported eight deaths connected to the outbreaks this year.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of detected
Verb
  • Although not a complete accounting of workers in these offices, the Post ascertained their demographics and current statuses by examining organizational charts, professional profiles and social media.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Some of the data on the laptop was later ascertained to belong to Hunter Biden.
    — Ryan Lucas, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of ascertained
Verb
  • Investigators learned that White was under state supervision and wearing a GPS monitoring device, and quickly located and arrested him at a restaurant in New Britain.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Variety has learned that Harry Styles has had discussions about the part, and Theo James, 41, also hasn’t been ruled out.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of learned
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