as in to fumble
to search for something blindly or uncertainly
she groped in her purse for her car keys groping for the right answer
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Recent Examples of grope
An Uber driver is accused of groping a passenger after asking her to sit in the front seat, Pennsylvania officials said.
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Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Combs then proceeded to grope Plaintiff in an overt attempt to assert dominance over him, humiliating Plaintiff in the presence of others.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025
Last month, lawyers for the agency asked a judge to pause litigation in a case accusing a hog farm of discriminating against a transgender employee, including by failing to stop another worker from trying to grope her breasts and expose his own genitalia.
—Matthew Goldstein, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Parker said her friend took off and hid in a stairwell after being groped by Alon.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
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Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Combs then proceeded to grope Plaintiff in an overt attempt to assert dominance over him, humiliating Plaintiff in the presence of others.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025
Last month, lawyers for the agency asked a judge to pause litigation in a case accusing a hog farm of discriminating against a transgender employee, including by failing to stop another worker from trying to grope her breasts and expose his own genitalia.
—Matthew Goldstein, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Parker said her friend took off and hid in a stairwell after being groped by Alon.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
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After Hovland calmly made a bogey on the last to secure the win, PGA Tour fans wasted no time grilling Thomas for fumbling a golden opportunity.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
23 Mar. 2025
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Gonzaga did have a shot to tie on its final possession, but Khalif Battle fumbled a handoff and had his desperation 3-pointer blocked by Ja’Vier Francis.—
CJ Moore,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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The seasonal beach community off South Carolina is usually a place to work on your swing, but here looked more like Davos for the owners box crowd.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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Baty ended the day with an OPS of .259 in 27 plate appearances that included him looking at a borderline called third strike after committing his critical error in the field.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Some of the orbits are difficult to reach, requiring technology that only SpaceX and ULA have demonstrated in the United States.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
5 Apr. 2025
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With that, thunderstorms generating heavy rainfall (with rates potentially reaching 2 to 3 inches per hour) could cause flash flooding in prone areas.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Grope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grope. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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