grubstaked

past tense of grubstake

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grubstaked
Verb
  • That’s where the comp to (Corey) Seager comes in; Seager was a fellow shortstop who performed when healthy but missed plenty of time, and he was paid off his peak performance.
    Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
  • After all, Larry Ellison’s loyalty to the president has already paid off.
    Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The election results could spur one party to reach a deal sooner rather than later, clearing the way for federal employees and benefits to be paid again.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
  • In addition to the rent freeze, Mamdani has proposed to make city buses free and to provide universal childcare, paid for with higher taxes on the rich.
    Ben Adler, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The accused were held in a small, dark jail that once stood on the ground floor of the courthouse, now tucked away in the attic of the rebuilt Town Hall.
    James Frater, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Russia's air force combat fleet stood at more than 1,000, excluding 57 Tu-22M, 47 Tu-95, and 15 Tu-160 strategic bombers.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Violating Wisconsin’s one-party consent law can result in civil penalties, including actual or liquidated damages of at least $1,000, punitive damages and reimbursement for the victim’s attorney fees and litigation costs, according to state law.
    Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • In the past 24 hours, roughly $5 billion of bitcoin has been liquidated, along with about $4 billion of ether and about $2 billion of solana, according to CoinGlass.
    Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Grubstaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grubstaked. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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