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Recent Examples of grovel
Park City–Salt Lake City remains the funniest option, after months of groveling from other cities.
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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
Like many — including the groveling Rubio, Scott and Stefanik — Johnson was once a Trump critic.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
At which point, according to her friends, Brenner would grovel and beg her to keep him.
—Lisa Depaulo, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grovel
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Robinson and Richardson cringe while the three teens scream in horror.—
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Environmentalists cringe at the implications for climate change — electricity generation accounts for one-quarter of U.S. carbon emissions, according to the EPA — but miners welcome the shift.—
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The victim suffered serious injuries but managed to crawl out of the woods and get help from a passerby, according to court records.—
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If no shelter is available, crawl to an interior wall away from windows.—
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In the 18th episode of the show’s current season, the baller whose team is hoping to become the first NFL squad to win three Super Bowls in a row at the big game on Feb. 9 doesn’t flinch while reading a question about friendship bracelets.—
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In retrospect, figureheads may flinch at their own clumsiness in interviewing her.—
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Distractions creep in, and setbacks sap your motivation.—
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Meanwhile, the jail population has steadily crept upward since plunging below 4,000 for a short period during the early months of the COVID pandemic.—
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The audience gasped seeing a lion cub cowering inside.—
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However, Louisiana and her people will never cower in fear.—
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Long-range attacks have been a feature of the nearly three-year war, where on the front line snaking about 600 miles from northeast to southern Ukraine, the armies have been engaged in a war of attrition.—
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Broadley’s African house snakes live in a variety of habitats, including woodlands and grasslands, from elevations of about 2,400 to 9,800 feet, the study said.—
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In the first two episodes, shown at the Berlinale, the narrative slides between two periods: 1943 and 1989.—
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The area rug’s backing is crafted from non-slip latex, which prevents it from sliding and shifting, even without rug tape or a pad.—
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Most of the houses along the main street in the bottom of the canyon had collapsed long ago and slithered into nondescript piles of weathered boards in the floor of the wash.—
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Sociable Rat came first, kind and gentle Pig came last, and slithering in at number six was Snake.—
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“Grovel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grovel. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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