GRUBBED (ABOUT) Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

grubbed (about)

verb

past tense of grub (about)

as in found out

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To me, that is not the reaction of a woman who just found out her fiancé was a murderer.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026
As officials later found out, living quarters inside the school were segregated by gender.

— Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026

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The silver suit was covered in PVC cut-outs, which ran down to her metallic pumps.

— Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026
France took the lead with a solo try from Ntamack, who ran down the short side from about 22-meters out, dummied, palmed off a defender and crashed over in a tackle in the 52nd, and conversion from skipper Maxime Lucu.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026

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Also added during the renovation, open for lunch, and located under a shade tarp on deck, is the Star Grill.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026
The power company said the attack resulted in outages across the southern parts of the city, which is located about 47 kilometers (about 30 miles) west of the capital Tripoli.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

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Modi’s rise India is widely considered to be where diamonds were first discovered, with the earliest finds dating back more than 4,000 years.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
Klotho was discovered in the late 1990s, by accident, by a group of Japanese scientists who were tinkering with the genes of mice.

— Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of discovered

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At City Terrace Elementary, OEHS said that 170 mg/kg were detected, more than double the California Department of Toxic Substances Control's applicable screening level.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
The World Health Organization said on Monday that the outbreak likely started in February, long before authorities detected it in one of Congo’s most remote and vulnerable areas.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of detected

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Deierlein says that these measures are needed in the short term—at least until the cause of the damage can be ascertained.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 7 July 2026
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

Definition of ascertained

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Investigators later learned that days after Tran’s killing, the suspects identified by the informant had been arrested in unrelated incidents in Southern California.

— Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Upon arrival, officers learned from medical personnel that Dyer had died of his injuries at the scene, police said.

— Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2026

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