GRUBBED (ABOUT) Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

grubbed (about)

verb

past tense of grub (about)

as in found out

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And as the most recent press secretary found out, you can be fired from the position just as quickly as you were hired.

— Chandelis Duster, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026
The town of Fort Myers Beach issued permits for flood panels for a few years, until FEMA found out and put a stop to it, per reporting by the Cape Coral Breeze.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of found out

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Randsburg, which was once a booming California Gold Rush town founded in 1895, has seen most of its residents leave over the years.

— Joy Benedict, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
At the time, Truell hadn’t founded a company; but three years later, the venture capitalist persuaded her firm, BoxGroup, to invest in the Gen Z engineering savant’s nascent business.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of found

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At least 375 children under age 18 in Jacksonville have been hospitalized for firearm injuries since 2018 and at least 150 from ZIP codes 32206, 32208, and 32209 — where Brown’s Dump is located.

— Yona Gavino, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
Later in the day, a California Highway Patrol helicopter located a deceased climber on that route, but a storm system soon moved into the area, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of located

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Filling in because of an injury, Tucker, a freshman, has discovered the importance of getting the ball to Davis, who has 11 touchdown receptions.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Kriemler first discovered Jungwirth’s paintings at Thaddaeus Ropac about five years ago, traveling expressly to Bilbao, Spain, two years ago just to catch the big Jungwirth retrospective at the Guggenheim there.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of discovered

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The nationalities of 111 other missing people had yet to be ascertained, authorities said.

— Arshad R. Zargar, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
The only clear purpose that can be ascertained from the statute is that it is supposed to encourage the investment of new capital in low-income communities.

— Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of ascertained

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As a child, Betkowski displayed a morbid curiosity with chemicals and explosives, Cooper learned.

— Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
For decades, junior accountants learned their trade by reconciling accounts, manually entering data, and grinding through the month-end close.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

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