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an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment a forum in which employees can air their grouses
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to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely hasn't stopped grousing since we started this vacation
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Recent Examples of grouses
Justin Chang, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026 Nobody grouses about waiting for two scoops of a banana-and-peanut-butter concoction called Fat Elvis. —Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 9 Aug. 2025
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Grace, in turn, grouses about his new roomie in a series of video diaries, which will be sent back to Earth. —Justin Chang, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026 Nobody grouses about waiting for two scoops of a banana-and-peanut-butter concoction called Fat Elvis. —Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grouses
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Lauersdorf is always willing to answer constituent concerns, and never complains, said Heritage Homeowners’ Association vice president Jennifer Samuels in a Facebook post promoting the fundraising effort.— Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026
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The narrator in Pseudo-Quintilian’s fiction complains of the unfairness of the bout.— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
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Kissimmee commissioner Janette Martinez proclaimed her innocence against two ethics complaints against her, claiming they are politically motived as elections loom.— Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
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His clients have filed the first of many lawsuits to come from the small town, including complaints from six families of victims killed in the shooting, as well as one mother whose daughter continues to fight for her life in intensive care.— Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2026
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Nothing screams influence quite like Victoria Beckham wearing her own designs to the Time100 Summit.— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 23 Apr. 2026
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Officer Kyle McLaughlin, patrolling the Upper West Side on his steed Kelly, was alerted by a victim’s screams and immediately galloped into action.— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026
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For all their grievances with Didion’s fiction, the women’s lives bear a striking resemblance to Didion’s own.— Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
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The motive remains unclear, though state media reported the man left documents behind at the courthouse outlining his grievances.— Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
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The caterer’s dead daughter, Marketa, is sung by Vilma Jää, an ethno-pop performer whose forays into Finnish folk techniques have her slinging her voice up into thrillingly high engine-whines.— Justin Davidson, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2026
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The moans announced the doubt throughout Riviera’s 18th green amphitheater, a bowl full of thousands of fans unsure if the new guy could do it.— Brody Miller, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
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At the moment that B’Tselem says Hathaleen collapsed, the visuals are jostled but moans of pain can be heard.— Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
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The sinew between Thundercat and Tame Impala is thick and obvious—one reason that Bruner doesn’t need ubiquitous Kevin Parker’s lethargic laments.— Daniel Felsenthal, Pitchfork, 7 Apr. 2026
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The legislation behind this flurry of warnings and laments is Assembly Bill 1207, which emerged from backroom negotiations last September.— Dan Walters, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Grouses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/grouses. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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