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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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
Ben McGrath, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Instead, the lodges are unassuming, clean, and cozy, and the grub is tasty and reasonably priced.
—Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 15 Oct. 2024
M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 30 Nov. 2023
Politics McCarthy’s vow to open Biden impeachment probe puts vulnerable California Republicans in a tough spot
Sept. 12, 2023
His son Hunter, the subject of a special counsel investigation, may have shamelessly grubbed for money by trading on the family name.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2023
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Noun
The grub in this case was likely herring or menhaden.
—Ben McGrath, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Instead, the lodges are unassuming, clean, and cozy, and the grub is tasty and reasonably priced.
—Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 15 Oct. 2024
Verb
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
Politics McCarthy’s vow to open Biden impeachment probe puts vulnerable California Republicans in a tough spot
Sept. 12, 2023
His son Hunter, the subject of a special counsel investigation, may have shamelessly grubbed for money by trading on the family name.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grub
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In addition, some state bills, such as legislation in Pennsylvania and Tennessee, focused on the use of the vaccine in livestock and food production.—
Stephanie Armour | KFF Health News,
ABC News,
8 Mar. 2025
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For tickets, or to learn more about the 25th annual wine and food festival taking place in Seattle March 13-17, visit Taste Washington.—
Elizabeth Brownfield,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Brahmins, who were traditionally priests, sit at the top, followed by warriors, merchants, and laborers – each further divided into thousands of subcategories.—
Sushmita Pathak,
The Christian Science Monitor,
3 Mar. 2025
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The minimum wage standards required of firms receiving CHIPS funding, for example, could have been applied to all categories of workers, not just to laborers and mechanics.—
Mariana Mazzucato,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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Ultimately, this post-neoliberal ideology and its adherents did not take tradeoffs seriously enough, laboring under an illusion that previous policymakers were too beholden to economic orthodoxy to make real progress for people.—
Jason Furman,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Feb. 2025
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Employees who labored long hours on a dairy farm were disappointed on payday when their checks showed no overtime pay and was missing compensation for regular hours worked, Minnesota police said.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
5 Feb. 2025
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There’s a lot of talk in the Florida Legislature right now about cracking down on unauthorized workers in the state.—
Thomas Kennedy,
Orlando Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2025
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This particular set would be sold to a bigger supplier that would then ship the lights and other components to a plant in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where 4,400 American workers build GMC's Sierra truck.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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Shares have struggled this month, losing 7% in part due to rising trade tensions.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2025
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And that excludes the knock on effects that might ensue The aerospace industry, and Boeing in particular, has been struggling for the past five years to shore up its fragile supply chain in the wake of the pandemic shutdown and multiple quality issues.—
Jerrold Lundquist,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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But little is known about what that girl and her family would have grown to eat in the slave quarters.—
Cynthia R. Greenlee,
Bon Appétit,
28 Feb. 2025
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The metropolis was populated by the aquatic descendants of pregnant African women who had been forced onto slave ships.—
Annalise Frank,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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As of late, Goodman, an Oscar winner, has been working mostly in the TV space.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
8 Mar. 2025
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Both work very well to ensure that the dirt, dust, and grime are actually coming out of the tiny grooves on your record.—
Parker Hall,
WIRED,
8 Mar. 2025
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Now, according to the articles, the duck paddled around with the common mallards, circling idly for crumbs of bread.—
Anelise Chen,
The Atlantic,
25 Feb. 2025
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Pick a Hearty Bread: These open-faced sammies need a sturdy slice of bread to hold the bacon and eggs.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Grub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grub. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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