grubbing

present participle of grub

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for grubbing
Verb
  • With The Fulfillment, the sub-context is how clout culture is a currency, how attention itself has become a currency, just like our laboring bodies are.
    Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2025
  • While such a scenario sounds potentially maudlin and manipulative, Lucero — who wrote the film from a personal place — never allows that to happen by making the characters complex and flawed, and laboring under real-life issues.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Dispelling shame and striving for equality was a strategy used by fourteen women.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Much to the dismay of Gen Z striving for success with a manageable work-life balance, CEOs are adamant that intense schedules are essential for anyone looking to make it in business.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Families are struggling with rising costs while City Hall wastes millions.
    Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Through scholarships and events, the organization aims to support and encourage people struggling with illness.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • All federal employees who are not paid during the shutdown, whether they were furloughed or remained working, are entitled by law to back pay once the shutdown ends.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Too many working families are being priced out of their own neighborhoods.
    Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Grubbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grubbing. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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