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
Dalton Ross, EW.com, 1 May 2025
The larvae and grub phases—do those look really different from an adult?
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 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
Big props to the Survivor 48 cast for giving up that grub for a shot at immunity.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 1 May 2025
The larvae and grub phases—do those look really different from an adult?
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 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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But the main draw here is the four fantastic food outlets all under one roof.—
Mariette Williams,
Essence,
12 June 2025
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There’s a big slide, an Apple Store, an Italian food hall and market.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2025
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Some of the laborers were sent to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Baker County, while some went to Miami's Krome Detention Center.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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And, indeed, much like other immigrant laborers, French-Canadian loggers were subject to harsh working conditions and low pay as well as to political disenfranchisement.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
5 June 2025
Verb
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But the last pieces are always the hardest, and the weird SALT dance has the potential to snarl things even more at the last minute — especially after Speaker Johnson labored to get some of the same pro-SALT members to codify spending cuts.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
13 June 2025
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But build rather than buy has been the Apple ethos ever since Jobs and co-founder Steve Wozniak were laboring in their garage in the mid-1970s.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
11 June 2025
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The poop is dry and hard enough so that for ant species that don’t have indoor toilet chambers, the workers can just kick the poop out of the nest.—
Avery Hurt,
Discover Magazine,
14 June 2025
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The father of 12 built a successful business polishing floors, hiring several workers.—
Elena Becatoros,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2025
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Command and control continue to haunt Cleveland Guardians right-hander, Triston McKenzie. McKenzie, 27, struggled mightily in his brief appearances with the Guardians this season.—
Bernie Pleskoff,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Both players have struggled with runners in scoring position this season, but that wasn’t the case Tuesday.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2025
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One vessel was renamed the USS Robert Smalls after a former slave who aided the Union in the Civil War, and the other was restyled the USNS Marie Tharp in honor of a ground-breaking oceanographic cartographer, according to the New York Times.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2025
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Canadians are the people who really fought and helped escaped slaves, remember the Underground Railroad went to Canada.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2025
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In the nearly 20 years since the show's conclusion, the loyal fanbase has pushed for a revival, and Cranston was working behind the scenes to deliver just that.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
13 June 2025
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McCarthy worked with former tour mate Depeche Mode’s Alan Wilder on the side project Recoil, and collaborated with techno producer Terence Fixmer.—
August Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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Breakfast often consisted of sugary cereals and white bread, while lunch was typically something like chicken patties.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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Fried bread rolls, raw eggs, sausage and cottage cheese measured outside of the temperature range considered safe.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2025
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“Grub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grub. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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