1
as in food
substances intended to be eaten
after the game, we headed to the diner for some hearty grub
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2
as in laborer
a person who does very hard or dull work
you may have to spend some time working as a grub before challenging work comes your way
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as in to labor
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 grub
Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 7 May 2025
The food is a cut above pub grub — there are burgers, yes, but also Nashville hot chicken, a prime rib sandwich, a tuna tower of sushi-grade ahi.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2024
His bill is small, yet strong—perfect for grubbing about underwater for aquatic bugs, worms, snails, crayfish, and small mollusks.
—M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 30 Nov. 2023
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Noun
Signs of grub infestation include large dead patches where the sod is not well-anchored and can be rolled back to expose the large grubs.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 7 May 2025
The food is a cut above pub grub — there are burgers, yes, but also Nashville hot chicken, a prime rib sandwich, a tuna tower of sushi-grade ahi.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025
Verb
So much of the story takes place firmly in and on the ground, whether its characters are grubbing around the countryside or descending six feet under.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2024
His bill is small, yet strong—perfect for grubbing about underwater for aquatic bugs, worms, snails, crayfish, and small mollusks.
—M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 30 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grub
Noun
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Starbucks has also made big strategic changes to improve efficiency, including cutting down on its extensive food and drink menu and doing away with some options for drink customizations.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
6 July 2025
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Months of an Israeli ban on food entering Gaza, and the current strict controls on food distribution, have fueled widespread hunger.—
Anas Baba,
NPR,
6 July 2025
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Authorities had alleged that Haskell had hired four day laborers on Nov. 7, 2023 to dispose of several large trash bags, which one of the laborers said contained body parts.—
Liam Quinn,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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Farmworker advocates said Friday afternoon that one laborer had died from injuries sustained after falling from the roof of a greenhouse at Glass House cannabis operation while trying to escape federal agents.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
Verb
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Finally, gradually acclimatizing workers to laboring in extreme heat, instead of expecting people to work full-steam on the first few blazing hot days of the summer.—
Terri Gerstein,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2025
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The flip side Kudos and thanks to the city crews who recently cleaned the benches at Lake Como Park, and labored for days rebuilding the bridges!—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2025
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That is similar to the impact of technological progress on workers.—
Olesya Dmitracova,
CNN Money,
9 July 2025
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Instead, the workplace economy must foster a system that shares risk, prioritizes results, and better supports workers through the full journey to economic mobility.—
Jason Wingard,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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But almost six months into his second mandate, his administration has struggled to keep the cost of the staple down.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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Make Healthy Food More Accessible Millions of families struggle to afford healthy food.—
Mike Levin,
Oc Register,
10 July 2025
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The country was established with the aim of relocating freed slaves from the United States.—
Michelle Garcia,
NBC news,
10 July 2025
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Schiava, meaning slave in Italian, is thought to be named after its tendency to accumulate to encourage so much fruit and weight that the vine would bend in on itself.—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
Verb
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Firms aspire to generate new possibilities of working, operating, interacting, playing, and living for its customers.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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These low-growing, mounding plants work well as ground covers, edging plants, or in containers.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
6 July 2025
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Hosts slathered cubes of bread with butter and cheese and baked them until toasty.—
Anne Byrn,
Southern Living,
8 July 2025
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Dutch breakfast crisp breads — beschuit as they are known.—
Jan Ellen Spiegel,
Hartford Courant,
7 July 2025
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“Grub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grub. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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