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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grubbed
  1. labored
  2. struggled
  3. worked
  4. plowed
  5. endeavored
  6. tried
Verb
  • On the same pitch earlier, South Africa labored past Bangladesh by four wickets and waited for India's fate.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 June 2026
  • England impressed in an exciting 4-2 win over historic overperformers Croatia while another pre-tournament favorite, Portugal, labored to a 1-1 draw with DR Congo.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 18 June 2026
Definition of labored
Verb
  • Germany, whose 10 goals in the group stage were tied for the most of any team, struggled to find a way through Paraguay's 4-5-1 setup.
    — Kyle Hightower, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • Even as her body struggled, Gifford noted her sense of humor never disappeared.
    — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of struggled
Verb
  • Before volunteering at the church, Ugboaja worked for a decade as a certified nursing assistant at DHR Health in Edinburg, Texas, according to the diocese.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • The family worked with the FBI to craft a response, but there was no email back.
    — Anna Schecter, CBS News, 2 July 2026
Definition of worked
Verb
  • Trump has plowed a huge hole in the innocent intent of the six justices who supported the measure, but the words from the three dissenting justices ring loud and clear for the world to have heard today.
    — Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2026
  • Another Serve Robotics robot plowed through a crime scene.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 24 June 2026
Definition of plowed
Verb
  • When Disney+ first launched, the House of Mouse endeavored to make its streaming platform the new home of all things Star Wars.
    — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026
  • Johnson for months endeavored to appoint his ally ex-Ald.
    — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
Definition of endeavored
Verb
  • Days later, Kelce tried and failed to give her a friendship bracelet with his phone number on it at her Kansas City show, the first domino to fall in the couple’s fabled romance.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 2 July 2026
  • Commissioner Lyle tried to delay the vote, but Commission President Dillon shot it down, saying the City-County Council was waiting on the proposal to be sent their way.
    — Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2026
Definition of tried
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