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gropes

  • plural of grope.
  • present tense form of grope (3rd person singular).

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Partly that’s because most corporate media wouldn’t have carried Hedges’ denunciation of everything it gropes us for.

From Salon Mar. 4, 2019

He slams on the brakes, opens the door, gropes for his cane.

From The New Yorker Dec. 10, 2018

It all seemed pretty incoherent, at any rate, which was perhaps intended to signal Dany’s ongoing fumbling as she gropes toward … hey look, its Drogon!

From New York Times Apr. 19, 2015

He gropes around in the inside pocket of his jacket, only to grasp a handful of teabags.

From The Guardian Dec. 6, 2012

My hand gropes farther, splinters of wood—now I remember again that we are lying in the graveyard.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque