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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
  • This one, on April 21, was standing room only, filled with residents who had just found out about the plans for the quarry.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Shanahan found out first and told him early Thursday morning.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of found out
Verb
  • The two heard a gunshot and watched as a wounded deer ran down the clearing before collapsing.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Lukes was 0 for 2 with a deep liner that Carter, the center fielder, ran down at the wall in right center.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of ran down
Verb
  • Hayley Williams is speaking out days after her ex-husband, Chad Gilbert, the founding guitarist of pop-punk band New Found Glory, died at 45 following a battle with cancer.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Dentsu was founded in 1901 in Tokyo and now has a footprint spanning 120 countries and territories.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of found
Verb
  • There's a wellness center—located in a cozy cottage near the tip of the pool—with a small but high-tech gym and treatment rooms for facials and massages from Onda Beauty.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The new Milan consulate campus is being built on a 10-acre site at a former shooting range, and will replace the current consulate that is located in a high-rise.
    — Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of located
Verb
  • Researchers at the Advanced Science Research Center at the CUNY Graduate Center (CUNY ASRC) have discovered that passing waves through a special class of synthetic media forces them to abandon chaotic scattering entirely.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
  • This may be the latest organ discovered, a medical advance made possible by live imaging.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of discovered
Verb
  • Los Angeles County public health leaders are sharing a warning with the public due to a record number of rabid bats detected in 2026.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • One significant piece of evidence came from ultraviolet examination, which detected the remains of the artist’s studio stamp.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of detected
Verb
  • The nationalities of 111 other missing people had yet to be ascertained, authorities said.
    — Arshad R. Zargar, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The only clear purpose that can be ascertained from the statute is that it is supposed to encourage the investment of new capital in low-income communities.
    — Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of ascertained
Verb
  • When Maduko was finally suspended in April, many regents learned the news on my website, Daily Ructions, rather than from their board leaders.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The menu remained rooted in the dishes Saucedo’s mother cooked for them at home; flavors that, Saucedo said, cannot be learned, only passed down through generations in northern Mexico.
    — Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of learned
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