grubbed (about)

past tense of grub (about)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for grubbed (about)
Verb
  • Balogun found out about the decision in a team meeting Sunday, a source familiar with the situation said.
    Monica Alba, NBC news, 5 July 2026
  • Preston found out on her own that having the APOE4 gene is serious.
    Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
Verb
  • The Kelce brothers once ran down their favorite fast-food burgers, and apparently, Burger King is tops.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
  • Maria, 32, grabbed her phone and ran down the stairs barefoot.
    Philip Wang, Time, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • America, whose Constitution was formulated by white men, struggled to live up to its founding ideals in the days of slavery and displacement of Native Americans.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Dioz was co-founded by Johnny, 44, and his brother Tony in 2006.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Verb
  • Hours later, as the bodies of the children were being handed over to their families, scenes of anguish unfolded outside hospitals and in the neighborhood on the outskirts of Lahore where the private tutoring center was located in a house.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
  • Troopers, assisted by the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office and the Fort Worth Police Department, located the suspect nearby and took him into custody without incident.
    Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • Youssef said investigators conducting background checks during the Long Beach investigation discovered that one occupant allegedly had an outstanding warrant for battery and assault.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
  • Researchers discovered that eleven specific words are frequently prominently included and seem to defy the assumption that AI is merely randomly composing a story for you.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Verb
  • When detected in the United States, it has been linked to various types of fresh produce.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
  • Lineage, the tenant-operator of the warehouse, said no concentrations of ammonia were detected in the air at any time.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 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
  • Investigators on the case were able to track the Dodge Ram to the dealership and learned that Fleming purchased it in cash and traded in the Dodge Challenger.
    Mary Ella Hastings July 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 July 2026
  • Since this World Cup began, how many people have learned about Cape Verde, the small nation off the west coast of Africa?
    Tim Rohan, NBC news, 4 July 2026
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“Grubbed (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grubbed%20%28about%29. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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