GRUBBED Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

grubbed

verb

past tense of grub

as in labored

to devote serious and sustained effort grubbing away at the yard work before the first snow of the season

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Royals starter Seth Lugo labored through 4 2/3 innings while allowing five runs.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Aug. 2026
Indiana National Guard soldiers labored in Hobart, Gary and Munster to clear trees and limbs to reopen streets.

— Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026

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Kyrgios underwent a full wrist reconstruction in September 2023, after suffering a full rupture of a key ligament that stabilizes the joint, and has struggled to generate any kind of momentum since.

— James Hansen, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Firefighters struggled to reach people trapped on the upper floors as thick smoke engulfed the building, a police officer told the news agency.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

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Sen has experience in finance and economic analysis, having worked as an investment manager and previously serving as a columnist for Bloomberg Opinion.

— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
That is, again, different from last year; Glenn knew Wilks but had never worked with him before.

— Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

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Late on July 25, a driver plowed a van into people a few hundred yards from the closing party of the Berlin Pride event before attacking others with what appears to have been a machete.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2026
If folks want to practice for the Tour de France, there is a real velodrome in Kissena Park in Queens, where pedestrians and parents with little ones aren’t at risk of being plowed over.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026

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Whatever people think of the film, it was endeavored to be made with purely with the process at its heart.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2026
Italy’s defense ministry transferred ownership to the town of Affi in 2018, and in 2022 the University of Florence endeavored on a study to map the bunker’s expansive reach.

— Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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