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Recent Examples of grovel
One moment involves Dickinson smashing up china and making Romy grovel on the floor to pick up the pieces.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 28 Dec. 2024
Aren’t the most interesting people the ones who can’t make up their minds about their world, who sometimes sneer and sometimes grovel?
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
Park City–Salt Lake City remains the funniest option, after months of groveling from other cities.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
After the fallout of episode 7, plenty of dudes should be grovelling for forgiveness right now.
—Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 7 Feb. 2024
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 28 Dec. 2024
Aren’t the most interesting people the ones who can’t make up their minds about their world, who sometimes sneer and sometimes grovel?
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
Park City–Salt Lake City remains the funniest option, after months of groveling from other cities.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
After the fallout of episode 7, plenty of dudes should be grovelling for forgiveness right now.
—Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 7 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grovel
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Danny and Xander have a messy romantic history that would make any HR department cringe.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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Seniors from some of the nation’s most expensive high schools travel each year to a luxury resort in the Bahamas — trips that make school administrators cringe.—
Dionne Searcey,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2025
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If no shelter is available, crawl to an interior wall away from windows.—
Helena Wegner,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Senators from both sides of the aisle are reigniting efforts to crawl back technology companies’ legal immunities with hopes bipartisan support in Congress could push the bill across the finish line this session and gain the backing of President Trump.—
Miranda Nazzaro,
The Hill,
2 Apr. 2025
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When UConn, national champs the last two years, appears on the screen on Selection Sunday, probably as a No. 8 seed, their first-, and potential second-round opponent may flinch, for a moment, at seeing the Huskies’ brand in their bracket.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2025
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Witnesses to Utah’s last firing squad execution recently recalled to NBC News the sound of rapid gunfire in the chamber and how the inmate, Ronnie Lee Gardner, appeared to flinch and move his arm after being shot.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC News,
7 Mar. 2025
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This creeping groundcover thrives in dappled shade and is a good choice for the front of a perennial border or growing between trees and shrubs in a woodland garden.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Apr. 2025
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Beyond that, temperatures will creep above normal into the weekend and early next week.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Through the video, she is shown cowering in the corner of her enclosure, staying close to the wall.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Apr. 2025
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The newspaper, controlled by Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, depicted Alinejad cowering in fear beneath the captive forms of two dissidents the regime had lured back to Iran from exile and executed.—
Karl Vick,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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Developed over two years, the Serpenti Aeterna watch snaking around the wrist features a clasp closure mechanism and signature hexagonal scales etched in the inner contour.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
1 Apr. 2025
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At the antiques shop, overflowing with bronze sculptures and ornate lamps, a train snakes through to dispense tea.—
Rachel Sherman,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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Tire tread depth - Checking your tire tread before hitting the road is important, as low or no tread can lead to sliding.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Apr. 2025
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In Italy, Tesla’s first-quarter sales slid 7% compared with the same time last year, according to the country’s transport ministry.—
Robert Ilich,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2025
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The two-track body of work boasts snakey slithering synths, explosive drops, effervescent sounds, hard-hitting tunes, hypnotic soundscapes and erratic beats that build up into a crescendo followed by techno designed to ignite the dance floor.—
Lisa Kocay,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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His rapping has a frail, slithering quality; his vocal tone morphs between cute squeakiness and ragged rottweiler growls.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Grovel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grovel. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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