grooved
Americanverb
adjective
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Example Sentences
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Rushing hammered the grooved fastball to left-center field, just shy of the Citizens Bank Park concourse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
One location stood out due to the discovery of about 80 grooved stone axes, which were used to break down and process ore.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 29, 2026
The ray is able to swim at just the right speed that water, streaming into its mouth, can form vortices between the grooved plates.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 25, 2024
Buehler gave up a two-run double to David Peralta and grooved an 0-and-2 fastball to Fernando Tatis Jr., who crushed a rally-capping two-run homer to left-center field.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2024
I bulldozed blindly through West Virginia, plunged into Pennsylvania and grooved Rocinante to the great wide turnpike.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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