grubbed (about)

verb

Definition of grubbed (about)next
past tense of grub (about)
as in found out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grubbed (about)
  1. found
  2. located
  3. discovered
  4. detected
  5. learned
  6. determined
Verb
  • Driven by a desire to fill the standard of care gaps, Dr. Halpert founded Immunocine Cancer Center.
    William Mullane, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Roksanda found a white knight in The Brand Group, which purchased the fashion label founded in 2005.
    Joelle Diderich, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of found
Verb
  • The woman showed signs of hypothermia and dehydration when a Coast Guard crew and ground search party located her in a remote area of Shore Acres State Park, according to the agency.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Advertisement Here are our top picks for the best lounges at LAX, where they’re located and how to get into them.
    Chris Dong, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of located
Verb
  • Shortly after his arrest, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, X and Goodreads accounts that may have belonged to him were discovered.
    Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In the East China Sea, scientists discovered the skeleton of a glass sponge that had lived for some 11,000 years.
    Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of discovered
Verb
  • This step must include setting up alerts that let teams know when unauthorized modifications are detected.
    Rui Ribeiro, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The Dutch Defense Ministry said on Monday that two of its F-35 aircraft, also known as Lightning IIs, scrambled twice from an air base in Estonia on Friday after the aircraft were detected approaching airspace without making identification.
    Ryan Chan, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of detected
Verb
  • Hauser’s jaded ranch foreman Rip Wheeler, who first came to John Dutton as a young boy on the run after killing his stepfather to protect his mother, learned how to be a cowboy from John who treated him like a son.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
  • While some leaders are indeed born with a silver tongue or a golden pen, the fact is that storytelling can be learned.
    Samantha Reynolds, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of learned
Verb
  • Further charges related to Thompson's shooting would be determined by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, according to the chief.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
  • From surveillance video, New York investigators determined the shooter quickly fled the city, likely by bus.
    Michael R. Sisak and Mark Scolforo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of determined
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