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Recent Examples of grossed
The film that reignited the parody genre after a stagnant decade-plus, Scary Movie grossed $278 million worldwide and launched a new era of gross-chasing for Dimension Films.
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Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grossed
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So, for example, fourth place at the Masters still earned him more than $1 million, and his season-worst 20th place netted him $240,250.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Rocker got off to a rocky start in the first inning after a ball slipped past the glove of Josh Jung, followed by a wild pitch, which put a runner in scoring position with only one out, before back-to-back singles by Elly De La Cruz and Sal Stewart netted the Reds their first two runs of the game.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Apr. 2026
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Tumi Moshobane corralled the rebound and earned a penalty kick, and Brito’s powerful spot kick forced a rebound.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Apr. 2026
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But Vásquez ended the fifth with a groundout that earned him a chance at the sixth inning.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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The post was shared by user @thedraftfoldertales on March 21 and has since garnered 2 million views.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Hours-long YouTube videos of rain falling on tents have quietly garnered millions of views, and the appeal could be rooted in how our nervous systems respond to steady, predictable sound.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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The astronomer William Herschel argued that the universe was vaster and older than anyone had realized.—
Kathryn Hughes,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Its predictions about the early 21st century were only partially realized, but its deeper engagement with technology, intelligence and human evolution has kept scientists and filmmakers returning to it for nearly six decades.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
3 Apr. 2026
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But this isn’t about the batters — not even the one who blasted a grand slam that won a fan $25,000.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2026
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With Wednesday’s win in Miami, the Celtics have now won 17 of their least 20 games against the Heat (including the 2024 first-round playoff series between the two teams that Boston won 4-1).—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Jarred Cavan Milpitas Police Department The Milpitas Police Department said in a press release that during the investigation, its detectives identified a second suspect, a 16-year-old boy and Milpitas resident, and obtained a warrant for his arrest.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Kendra, 27, could be heard sobbing in a March 23 phone call obtained by TMZ.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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After changing names and uses several times in the decades leading up to 2000, it was then closed for years until it was acquired, in 2019, by David and Simon Rueben, who wanted to turn it into Italy’s first Corinthia hotel.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Ayo Dosunmu had 16 points, 15 rebounds and 12 assists for his first triple-double since being acquired from Chicago at the trade deadline.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Fundraising for the project through private donations also drew controversy.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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The unconventional approach drew immediate attention across social media, where fans debated whether the artistic choice was a clever homage, or simple laziness.—
Claire Dodds,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Grossed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grossed. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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