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Recent Examples of grovel
What begins as a modest levy swells into a sprawling system, where bureaucrats decide who pays, who benefits, and who grovels for exemptions.
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Jon Fleischman, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2025
Of course, that doesn’t apply in Trump’s government where merit is completely overridden by groveling and total worship of the president.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2025
But the argument that the US has often leveled — that China is a predatory actor on the world stage, using trade and investment to bend countries to its will — has become harder to make in a world where the president of the United States is bragging about the countries coming to grovel before him.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
It is predicated on fealty to the Big Lie, familial ties and a self-deprecating willingness to grovel before indecency.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 Dec. 2024
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Jon Fleischman, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2025
Of course, that doesn’t apply in Trump’s government where merit is completely overridden by groveling and total worship of the president.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2025
But the argument that the US has often leveled — that China is a predatory actor on the world stage, using trade and investment to bend countries to its will — has become harder to make in a world where the president of the United States is bragging about the countries coming to grovel before him.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
It is predicated on fealty to the Big Lie, familial ties and a self-deprecating willingness to grovel before indecency.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grovel
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Her post-Sisterhood career has featured roles in horror flicks (The Grudge 2), cringe comedies (The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret), medical dramas (House), and sitcoms (Two and a Half Men).—
EW.com,
EW.com,
28 June 2025
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Introverts build massive followings by focusing on frameworks, methods, and results without the emotional oversharing that makes most professionals cringe.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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The next day, at 9:10 p.m., Boelter crawled out of a wooded area and surrendered to law enforcement.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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To make the stakes even higher, Player 39 crawls to the edge after the round ends.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
Verb
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Given his winning streak, nobody would’ve flinched if Lamar framed his portion of the event as a celebration.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
7 June 2025
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But, when Wayne and Bryant’s names were called, neither flinched under the bright lights.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
6 June 2025
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Soon, Kelli’s voice creeps up a few octaves after Brit calls her insecure, prompting her to lay the glam team drama on the table.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
23 June 2025
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No Liverpool fan can be anything but glowing in their praise of Robertson in a red shirt, but his powers are waning compared with previous seasons as more defensive mistakes crept into his game last season.—
David Ornstein,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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Regarding spending, those who cower from making cuts in Medicaid should read my lips.—
Star Parker,
Boston Herald,
25 May 2025
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Cops searching the home found the 4-year-old girl cowering inside.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2025
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When his man left to protect the lane against Gilgeous-Alexander snaking back against the blitz, Williams would get the swing pass from his point guard and attack the rotated defense.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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During the early years, the Pines might have been best known as the home to the Hollywood Sportatorium, where people stuck in a long line of cars snaked along a two-lane road to see rock concerts.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
Verb
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The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
28 June 2025
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Just recently the Wizards, whose only NBA championship was as the Bullets in 1979, had the second worst record this season only to miss out on the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes and slide to No.6 in the upcoming draft.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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For homeowners who would rather not have those slithering critters on or underneath their property, here are a few tips.—
Alyssa Cooper,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 June 2025
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Arizonans are accustomed to seeing western diamondbacks slithering around or sunning themselves on rocks.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
16 May 2025
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“Grovel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grovel. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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