GRUBBED (ABOUT) Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

grubbed (about)

verb

past tense of grub (about)

as in found out

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Press Taylor wasn’t positive what was up and then found out the Bears indeed had landed Simmons.

— Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
And as the most recent press secretary found out, you can be fired from the position just as quickly as you were hired.

— Chandelis Duster, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of found out

Verb

The company was founded by Kush Agarwal and Arvin Singh, who have backgrounds in aerospace engineering and aircraft development at the University of California, Los Angeles.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
Jacob Bickelhaupt co-founded the now-shuttered Konro restaurant in West Palm Beach, where his ex-wife was a partner.

— Zoey Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of found

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At least 375 children under age 18 in Jacksonville have been hospitalized for firearm injuries since 2018 and at least 150 from ZIP codes 32206, 32208, and 32209 — where Brown’s Dump is located.

— Yona Gavino, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
Later in the day, a California Highway Patrol helicopter located a deceased climber on that route, but a storm system soon moved into the area, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of located

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Nearly 2 pounds of the meteorite was discovered in the Sahara in Mali in 2022, and most is now held by a museum in Maine.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
However, this remains a conceptual demonstration, not a system that has discovered an extraterrestrial transmission.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of discovered

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Although not a complete accounting of workers in these offices, the Post ascertained their demographics and current statuses by examining organizational charts, professional profiles and social media.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
Some of the data on the laptop was later ascertained to belong to Hunter Biden.

— Ryan Lucas, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of ascertained

Verb

As a child, Betkowski displayed a morbid curiosity with chemicals and explosives, Cooper learned.

— Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
For decades, junior accountants learned their trade by reconciling accounts, manually entering data, and grinding through the month-end close.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

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