Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grubbed (about)
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Agents issued removal orders to 42 stores found out of compliance.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
10 Oct. 2025 -
Nevertheless Khalid’s reveling in the freedom he’s found out of the closet.—
Jeff Nelson,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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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
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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
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According to its website, the popular pizza chain, which was founded in 1971, operates 61 restaurants in Illinois, six in Indiana, two in Indiana and two in Wisconsin.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Unrivaled was co-founded by WNBA players Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart.—
William Earl,
Variety,
7 Oct. 2025
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The earthquake's epicenter was located roughly 2 miles south-southeast of Topaz Lake and occurred at a depth of 8 miles.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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The village of Bellabeg is just a five-minute walk away, and slightly further afield are destinations like Braemar and Royal Deeside (where Balmoral Castle is located).—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
12 Oct. 2025
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The Maine Wire reported that the woman was expecting a delivery of rice, paper plates, and a toy lightsaber, but instead discovered the ballots inside her Amazon package.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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Sam becomes the subject of an intense missing persons investigation and a dead giveaway for Robbie’s culpability should he be discovered by Perry (Jamie McShane), a biker gang member seeking revenge for the crime.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
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The air traffic control tower at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was evacuated for a time Friday night after a fire alarm and a gas smell were detected, according to a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration.—
Aaron Cooper,
CNN Money,
10 Oct. 2025
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Unlocking quantum gravity Gravitational waves, which are ripples in the fabric of space-time first predicted by Einstein, are typically detected at low frequencies by observatories like LIGO and Virgo, which listen for signals from events such as black hole collisions.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
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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
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What can be said about the Kalimotxo that hasn’t been pretentiously asserted by an undergraduate who just learned about it?—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
11 Oct. 2025
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In essence, Hollywood has learned the benefits of distribution partnerships versus going it alone with direct-to-consumer divisions that racked up enormous startup costs.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
11 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 13 Oct. 2025.
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