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[groo-vee] / ˈgru vi /


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“All Eyez on Me,” the double album Shakur released in 1996, overflows with groovy bass samples that display his reverence for 1970s and 1980s R&B—Kool & the Gang, Bootsy Collins, Cameo and more.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

With 2013’s “Blurred Lines,” Robin Thicke and Pharrell set out to make a groovy single in the vein of Marvin Gaye.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2025

But there were no psychedelic rainbows and groovy words painted on this bus.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia

This time by Ava, who — she has become aware — may be about to leave her for greener, groovier pastures.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2021

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

They've all tapped a groovier vibe than the DJ and producer's previous releases.

From Time ● Jun. 27, 2017

If I can make yours just a little bit groovier, it’ll affect me.

From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2012

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

"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

Phil in a Franz Waxman suite from “Sunset Boulevard” and the grooviest performance of Henry Mancini’s “The Pink Panther” theme probably ever.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2019


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