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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grubbed (about)
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How does Ken think customers found out about the changes that Cracker Barrel was about to ram through?
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Karen first found out about hearing loss when Klugo’s older sister failed a routine newborn auditory test.
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With encouragement from Kincaid, Lee, 49, began by planting small sages that would grow quickly and help prevent erosion, since water, mulch and rain often ran down the hillside to the sidewalk.
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Diamondbacks center fielder Jorge Barrosa ran down five fly balls by Dodgers hitters.
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Amazon‘s Wondery is aiming to amplify the game of Boardroom, the media company founded by NBA champion Kevin Durant and his business partner Rich Kleiman, under a wide-ranging deal.
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Things to do Menorca’s art scene dates from the 1960s when the Grupo Menorca founded the island’s first contemporary art gallery.
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Café Momentum is located at 282 Forbes Avenue in Pittsburgh.
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The 4,000-acre Coptic blaze, located further south in Everglades National Park, is less than half contained, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.
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Nathan quickly discovered that limited money forces difficult choices.
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Relatives of a woman discovered dead by her son with her neck slashed in the lobby of her Brooklyn apartment building are appealing to the public for help with funeral expenses.
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Luban traveled east across the Arabian Sea and was also detected off the western coast of the Indian state of Goa.
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French authorities said unusual betting patterns were detected around a yellow card Wahi received in a Ligue 1 match while playing for Nice last month.
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Who had what — or more specifically, half of what — must be ascertained before figuring in tax and tip.
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Taylor believed there was an objectively correct productivity level that could be ascertained as certainly as gravity.
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The team learned that Pumphrey enlisted in 1777 after leaving his home in Anne Arundel County and traveling to Baltimore City to build a new life for himself.
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The partnership came together after Keating learned that Gerber was already using Uni’s products.
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“Grubbed (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grubbed%20%28about%29. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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