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Recent Examples of grovel
Like many — including the groveling Rubio, Scott and Stefanik — Johnson was once a Trump critic.
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Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
At which point, according to her friends, Brenner would grovel and beg her to keep him.
—Lisa Depaulo, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2024
The man, referred to in court documents as John Doe #2, pleaded with the crowd to not beat him up, according to prosecutors, and groveled while on his knees.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
Olga Rei and Valentine Uhovski Several weeks later Socialite Rank published a letter purporting to be from Palermo, groveling for the acceptance of New York's socialites.
—Jessica Pressler, Town & Country, 17 May 2023
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Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
At which point, according to her friends, Brenner would grovel and beg her to keep him.
—Lisa Depaulo, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2024
The man, referred to in court documents as John Doe #2, pleaded with the crowd to not beat him up, according to prosecutors, and groveled while on his knees.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
Olga Rei and Valentine Uhovski Several weeks later Socialite Rank published a letter purporting to be from Palermo, groveling for the acceptance of New York's socialites.
—Jessica Pressler, Town & Country, 17 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grovel
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Environmentalists cringe at the implications for climate change — electricity generation accounts for one-quarter of U.S. carbon emissions, according to the EPA — but miners welcome the shift.—
Matthew Brown,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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But that's not all — the second half of the reunion also revealed a shocking unaired hookup (Josh lied!), an update on the end of the Vacation Alliance, more cringe moments from Laurel, and a potential answer to the biggest question of all: Who is the Challenge GOAT?—
EW.com,
EW.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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Emma Corrin — who plays Anna Harding, best friend to Lily-Rose Depp’s Ellen Hutter — had to film a scene covered in rats that crawled on their bare chest.—
Laura Bradley,
Vulture,
17 Jan. 2025
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The investigators will lay out a grid at the scene, typically with string, and literally crawl around on their hands and knees in search of footprints or other clues.—
Adiel Kaplan,
NBC News,
15 Jan. 2025
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Before putting the pruning shears in, Charles slightly jabbed them towards Stewart, and the musician pretended to flinch, causing both of them to laugh.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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But the Rams — on a mission to win and also lift the spirits of their devastated hometown — did not flinch Monday night.—
Gary Klein,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2025
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The drama creeps in gradually, like a gray poison slowly infecting the air.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
17 Jan. 2025
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Mortgage rates have crept back over 7% to start the new year in a potentially troublesome development for the housing market that has struggled under the weight of higher interest rates for two years that have priced people out of the market and slowed sales to 20-year lows.—
Austin Denean,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Jan. 2025
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Then he gets quite literally cornered by a horse, leaving him cowering and stuck in a stable and, therefore, unable to make it to the group cemetery outing.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
3 Jan. 2025
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As much as the initial strike matters, neither will cower.—
Alec Lewis,
The Athletic,
1 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Robbers methodically snake through the diamond center under a time crunch.—
Robert Daniels,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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See, in this case, the glowing river that snakes through this Rings of Power valley.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
30 Dec. 2024
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The film also slid into one of the 10 best picture spots.—
Nicole Fell,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Jan. 2025
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Schoen also would have the advantage, though, of letting Tennessee slide down only two slots to No. 3 rather than plummeting down the draft board.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2025
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Fears’ most notable skill is his ability to slither all the way to the rim, even against college defenses that load up the paint.—
John Hollinger,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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With neighborhoods in metro Phoenix built against desert preserves, many of us will come face to face with a slithering creature at some point.—
Jessica Boehm,
Axios,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Grovel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grovel. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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