GRUBSTAKED Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

grubstaked

verb

past tense of grubstake

as in paid off

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defunded

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Verb

As expenses such as college or other debts are paid off, some of that money can potentially be redirected toward retirement, Vega says.

— Mike Winters, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
The hard work, long hours of studying, and all the time devoted to high school sports and extracurriculars have paid off.

— John Biemer, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of paid off

Verb

He was released from the Rio Grande detention center on August 28 after his family paid a $20,000 bond.

— Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Sixty years after television audiences first tuned in to see the voyages of the Starship Enterprise, an astronaut on board the International Space Station has paid tribute to Star Trek by flying the badge of the franchise’s latest fictional captain.

— Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of paid

Verb

Annual inflation, measured over the 12-month period leading up to July, stood at 66%, according to the Iranian Labour News Agency (ILNA).

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
Nothing truly surprising considering where contract statuses stood with a lot of the starting group from this summer.

— Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of stood

Verb

The rally was fueled partly by a short squeeze, with more than $4 billion in bearish crypto positions liquidated as prices rose.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
The state of Delaware wrongly seized and liquidated his stock after the man didn’t log into his trading account for years.

— Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of liquidated

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