as in blow
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
all it took was one hard stroke to knock the ball out of the tree
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as in to caress
to touch or handle in a tender or loving manner
the young mother gently stroked the sleeping child's brow and then leaned over and kissed him
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as in to massage
to praise too much
a politician with a special gift for stroking fat-cat donors
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Recent Examples of stroke
Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Watch Neil discuss his strokes with Trunk below.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2025
Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
Nonetheless, the study suggests that structured aerobic and resistance exercise can be safely offered to stroke survivors as early as two months post-stroke.
—New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Perry — who died in 2019 at age 52, just five days after suffering a massive stroke — starred as Fred Andrews, dad to Archie Andrews (KJ Apa), on the first three seasons of the CW series.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Watch Neil discuss his strokes with Trunk below.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
But Rivera stroked into center field to end the game.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
Nonetheless, the study suggests that structured aerobic and resistance exercise can be safely offered to stroke survivors as early as two months post-stroke.
—New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stroke
Noun
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The Ravens have gotten off to a 1-3 start in a season for the first time since 2015, delivering an early blow to the team’s Super Bowl ambitions.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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Then came the biggest blow with Gavi’s torn meniscus.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Then Jennifer Tilly’s hand gently caresses Gina Gershon’s face from her cheek down to her chin.—
James Factora,
Them.,
26 Sep. 2025
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The Young Pope star was seen caressing Coan’s back and whispering in her ear.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The bamboo is wedged into a workbench, the chef drapes one leg over the far end, and bounces up and down to massage the dough.—
Kim Kay,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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According to Better Not Younger, massage the serum onto the scalp for two to three minutes once daily.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In today’s climate, every swipe of a card increasingly serves as an emotional release.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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In the video announcing his exit from the race, Adams took what could be considered a veiled swipe at the Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, an unapologetic progressive.—
Averi Harper,
ABC News,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Mariota was seen checking on Quinn and later patted blood from his face with a towel.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
21 Sep. 2025
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Canales patted his head and tried to say something to him, but Young kept walking, then angrily slammed his helmet down.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The White House is puffing up its chest like an inevitable victor when the clock reaches Zero Hour.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
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Designer Jean Paul Gaultier was sandwiched between Kate Moss and Catherine Deneuve, puffing on her vape.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The dramatic thump of the ship’s four electromagnetic catapults which shoot them into the sky is constant and can be heard throughout the ship.—
Matthew Bodner,
NBC news,
25 Sep. 2025
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The Red Sox are in a good spot for their future, but their lineup clearly needs more thump.—
Tim Crowley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Both Jeremy and Evi joined the couple for their engagement festivities and congratulated them in separate Instagram Stories.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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Please join me in congratulating Peter on his new role and in welcoming him to Amazon.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Stroke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stroke. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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