grubbed (about)

past tense of grub (about)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for grubbed (about)
Verb
  • Lorch found out and called him.
    Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Agents issued removal orders to 42 stores found out of compliance.
    Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Over the loudspeaker, the captain told the passengers that the Alpine Fault ran down the South Island, right beneath the Milford Sound.
    Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Kaden Feagin extended Illinois’ lead to 24-10 later in the third quarter when the 6-foot-3, 255-pound running back grabbed a short pass and ran down the Illini sideline to complete a 64-yard touchdown.
    Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • On the fashion front, Schumacher, which was founded in New York by Parisian Frederic Schumacher in 1889, has been a pioneer in collaborations from its dawn.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The firm, which was founded in 2022, will utilize the funding to begin serial turbine production, refine its AI control algorithms, and develop next-generation models for diverse environments.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Astrophotographer Ronald Brecher has captured a colorful view of the Heart Nebula (IC 1805), which is located some 6,000 light-years from Earth in the Perseus spiral arm of the Milky Way.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The epicenter was located approximately 5 miles northwest of The Geysers, at a depth of just 1 mile.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • International researchers have just discovered a new ice form called ice XXI, which compresses water to extreme pressures while keeping it at room temperature.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
  • This statistical measure of heritability is notoriously difficult to interpret and limited in its import; twin studies, developed decades before the DNA molecule was discovered, also offered little insight into the biology of any particular trait.
    Eric Turkheimer, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Which Indiana counties have detected bird flu?
    Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The tool will even allow searches based on the emotions AI has detected in the videos.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Police quickly realized, however, there were inconsistencies in the siblings’ story, and authorities ascertained that Samantha was the person driving at the time of the incident.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Prior to digitization, this could be ascertained by monitoring the circulation of screening prints between distributors in New York.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • While preachers preached, D’Angelo learned ministry from the choir stand, leading the flock to epiphany one measure at a time.
    Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Here's what other caregivers have learned.
    Kat McGowan, NPR, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Grubbed (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grubbed%20%28about%29. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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