grubs (about)

verb

present tense third-person singular of grub (about)
as in pokes (around)

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  1. runs down
  2. finds out
  3. finds
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  • The Reds rallied from three runs down in the eighth inning after White Sox starter Sean Burke allowed only one run on three hits in seven innings.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Blood runs down Zack’s chin before his parents swear to tell the truth.
    — JP Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026
Definition of runs down
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  • Some family members even left the courtroom as Marcelle is heard asking about her children and finds out her son was killed.
    — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • And also God help him if anyone on the island finds out that Evan is the last [descendant].
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 June 2026
Definition of finds out
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  • Protas sees plays that others don’t, and finds seams in the offensive zone quickly.
    — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Based on her own troubled adolescence following her father’s suicide, the novel tells the story of Ann, who, after losing her father in tragic circumstances, finds solace – and trouble – in the Manchester music scene of the 1970s and 1980s.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of finds
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