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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Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson later alleged in her 2023 memoir that, shortly before the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot began, Giuliani groped her beneath her skirt while claiming the administration would find a way to stay in power.
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Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024
In the complaint, Diddy is accused of masturbating himself while groping the teen during a private one-on-one interview on the first day of auditions.
—Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Singer Dawn Richard, a member of Danity Kane and later Combs’ group Diddy-Dirty Money, said in a recent lawsuit that between 2009 and 2011 Combs regularly barged into her dressing room at the studio and groped her.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
The audiotape released in 2016 in which Trump discussed groping women and the Hunter Biden laptop story in 2020 are its most recent examples.
—Robert B. Mitchell / Made By History, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
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Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024
In the complaint, Diddy is accused of masturbating himself while groping the teen during a private one-on-one interview on the first day of auditions.
—Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Singer Dawn Richard, a member of Danity Kane and later Combs’ group Diddy-Dirty Money, said in a recent lawsuit that between 2009 and 2011 Combs regularly barged into her dressing room at the studio and groped her.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
The audiotape released in 2016 in which Trump discussed groping women and the Hunter Biden laptop story in 2020 are its most recent examples.
—Robert B. Mitchell / Made By History, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
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After wide receiver Courtland Sutton fumbled at the goal line, the Panthers marched down the field on a 10-play, 98-yard scoring drive, which ended with Young finding Coker for a 15-yard touchdown pass.Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2024
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Even in that moment, he got stuck on a couple of words and fumbled the line.ABC NEWS, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2024
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Trump’s policies, Seif said, could end up adding fuel to the fire — and force the Fed to act in a way Trump would not look favorably upon.Rob Wile, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Fans of opening day are looking for that oomph to carry you through a long season of ups and downs.Frederick Dreier and Adam Roy, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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The necessary processes of reform in Thailand appears to reach almost all sectors.Patrick Frater, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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Observers say Bhutan’s rhetoric on this issue has become increasingly opaque in recent years, and some wonder whether the kingdom’s muted comments are because it’s already reached a tacit understanding with China to give up some territorial claims.Simone McCarthy, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Grope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grope. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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