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groovy

[groo-vee] / ˈgru vi /


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He parried worries about this World Cup with a groovy encouragement:

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Sullivan said his son was "not a gang member", but a "groovy 21-year-old who loved movies and making films".

From BBC Apr. 9, 2026

The final result was a near picture-perfect replica of the Brady abode: the floating staircase, the groovy orange kitchen counters, even the famous vase destroyed by a stray basketball during a famous episode.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 4, 2026

Like when I mention the groovy leather jacket Pelinka wore to Doncic’s introductory press conference.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2025

I lay there for a while, completely relaxed, listening to tunes, feeling groovy.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

One of the groovier manifestations of truly spontaneous musical creation is the Buchla Music Easel, introduced in 1973: a modular analog synthesizer, a looping sequencer and a touch-plate keyboard.

From Washington Post Nov. 11, 2019

With composer Les Baxter setting Sumac’s Andean stylings and symphonic interludes against groovier beats, “Xtabay” bore no resemblance to any Peruvian music I grew up with or have heard on any trip to Peru.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 23, 2017

The whole family sometimes went on tour, like a groovier version of the Partridge Family.

From New York Times Jun. 25, 2013

I’m not sure if this should be groovier or nostalgic; it’s somewhere inbetween right now.

From Time Jun. 3, 2013

Dodd took a ribbing from his groovier contemporaries.

From BBC Jun. 3, 2010

With the Vietnam War leading many Americans to think the nation had “lost its way,” Mr. Sutton takes us through the greatest hits of that grooviest of decades.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 19, 2026

Channel your inner 1960s darling — or superhero — in Prada’s grooviest, most out-of-this world pair of sunglasses yet.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 21, 2025

"Loop on your love beads, and we'll pass on a few hints from the grooviest cookbook ever. First, pick around in the shelves there until you find something with a picture on it."

From Salon Aug. 10, 2022

The terrific first single is one of her grooviest, “Made Up Mind,” with slinky slide chords and bluesy riffs.

From Seattle Times Apr. 18, 2022

"When are 'quarantine soul train' videos going to be a thing? Everyone dresses up in their grooviest outfits and posts their own soul train dance?!?!" another wrote.

From Fox News Apr. 1, 2020




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