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groping

[groh-ping] / ˈgroʊ pɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
blind
Synonyms
STRONG
dark unsighted
WEAK
amaurotic blind as a bat destitute of vision eyeless in darkness purblind typhlotic undiscerning unseeing visionless
Antonyms
WEAK
aware seeing sighted
ADJECTIVE
unseeing
Synonyms
WEAK
amaurotic blind as a bat dark destitute of vision eyeless in darkness purblind sightless typhlotic undiscerning unsighted visionless

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Vandier said AI is turning military intelligence analysis from a task of groping in darkness for targets to one of sifting through piles of them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

We’ve been groping through this land of disbelief for some time now.

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2026

Selecting Isak ahead of him lacked logic, smacking of a manager groping for answers, almost trying to get an expensive signing to play himself into the team.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

Iran and the United States are groping their way out of several simultaneous crises, including over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program.

From New York Times • May 19, 2024

He wavered, groping in his pocket, and then fought with himself again; and as he did so the arm crept nearer.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien