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as in scratching
to mark with or as if with a line or groove
if you groove that piece of wood, we should be able to fit this smaller board into it
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as in blending
to form a pleasing relationship
surprisingly, his flighty, artistic sensibility and her no-nonsense practicality groove together rather well
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Recent Examples of grooving
But was Alicia suddenly having the time of her life grooving to this classic?
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Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
1 June 2026
Rinker, 71, had been wearing AirPods, grooving to oldies.
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Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
Matty Cash, not grooving but with a beer in hand and a grin plastered across his face, stopped to speak.
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Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
Catch grooving house sets on Fridays nights with Mirari Presents, or back-to-back electronic rhythms most Saturdays with Off The Record.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
The machine performed a routine of dance moves along with human dancers, grooving to the tune of popular Imagine Dragons soundtrack Believer.
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Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Mar. 2026
Netflix‘s KPop Demon Hunters singing voice stars took the stage at the BAFTA Film Awards in London on Sunday evening, getting a game crowd grooving.
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Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Feb. 2026
Their greatest pleasure in life is seeing their favorite band play live — grooving out, going nuts, and dissecting every second afterward.
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David Manheim,
Rolling Stone,
19 Feb. 2026
The event brings together 85 La Grange area students — most from Western Springs District 101— and 85 students from the Off the Street Club in Chicago will pair up to enjoy activities such as an obstacle course, face painting and grooving to music from a DJ.
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Hank Beckman,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
1 June 2026
Rinker, 71, had been wearing AirPods, grooving to oldies.
—
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
Matty Cash, not grooving but with a beer in hand and a grin plastered across his face, stopped to speak.
—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
Catch grooving house sets on Fridays nights with Mirari Presents, or back-to-back electronic rhythms most Saturdays with Off The Record.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
The machine performed a routine of dance moves along with human dancers, grooving to the tune of popular Imagine Dragons soundtrack Believer.
—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Mar. 2026
Netflix‘s KPop Demon Hunters singing voice stars took the stage at the BAFTA Film Awards in London on Sunday evening, getting a game crowd grooving.
—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Feb. 2026
Their greatest pleasure in life is seeing their favorite band play live — grooving out, going nuts, and dissecting every second afterward.
—
David Manheim,
Rolling Stone,
19 Feb. 2026
The event brings together 85 La Grange area students — most from Western Springs District 101— and 85 students from the Off the Street Club in Chicago will pair up to enjoy activities such as an obstacle course, face painting and grooving to music from a DJ.
—
Hank Beckman,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grooving
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In a game not known for high scores, the pace of goals in this World Cup has left some fans scratching their heads.
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In April, when Rojas got news that his father had been rushed to the hospital, Roberts quickly took the decision on whether to play out of Rojas’ hands, scratching him from the lineup.
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Andronis describes the restaurant as a traditional Greek taverna set against the caldera cliffs, blending Greek traditions with Santorini’s romance and exclusivity.
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This helps to create distinct layers in the pie, rather than everything blending together.
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With ballots set to be printed this week, the issue was appealed to the Alaska Supreme Court on an expedited basis, with both sides filing court papers over the weekend.
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The brain creates reference points, filing new information against existing constructs.
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The three-person team then found the corresponding symbols on a paper chart.
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Some of those stock transactions occurred shortly before or after major news related to the corresponding companies.
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Meanwhile, the game has increasingly moved from scribing per se to revenue-cycle management, where health systems can see the financial payoff.
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Another study observed children as young as ten months old correlating larger physical statures with dominance.
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By correlating vulnerabilities into potential attack paths, teams can prioritize issues that could realistically lead to privilege escalation, lateral movement, or data access—rather than treating all findings equally.
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Be sure to overlap the cloth by several inches when seaming it.
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“Grooving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grooving. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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