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
Jessica Leeds accused Trump in October 2016 of groping her on a plane in the 1970s and recounted her allegations in testimony for Carroll's civil case.
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Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 27 Oct. 2024
Former model Stacey Williams says Donald Trump groped her after being introduced to him by Jeffrey Epstein in 1993.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Presidential candidate Donald Trump has been accused of groping former model Stacey Williams.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024
Alex says Jeremy groped her in the coat closet at the office holiday party.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024
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Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 27 Oct. 2024
Former model Stacey Williams says Donald Trump groped her after being introduced to him by Jeffrey Epstein in 1993.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Presidential candidate Donald Trump has been accused of groping former model Stacey Williams.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024
Alex says Jeremy groped her in the coat closet at the office holiday party.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grope
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With its The Princess Bride meets The Tudors vibes, My Lady Jane had the potential to go down in the annals of television history as one of the greats — now, it will just be remembered as an appalling case of TV executives fumbling the bag.EW Staff, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Last week, the Lions squeaked out a 23-20 win against the Chicago Bears, thanks to some late-game heroics and a bit of luck as the Bears fumbled away their shot to tie or win.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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This pursuit of profit without really looking at those problems head on sounds dangerous to me.Lauren Goode, WIRED, 5 Dec. 2024
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He's also performed the national anthem at Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Kings games (and should definitely look into a post-football career in music).Lauren Huff, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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By 2021, Scribe Media had reached $21 million in gross sales, and the founders had plans to scale to five times that number.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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The moon is expected to reach its full phase on Sunday, according to the American Meteorological Society.Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Grope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grope. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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