cotton swab

noun

: a short stick that has round pieces of cotton at both ends

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Use a fresh cotton swab as the ink is transferred. Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025 Use a water pick or cotton swab to help gently push the stones out. Mark Gurarie, Health, 4 Sep. 2025 The sheath was crucial because the DNA was found to be a statistical match to what was found on a cotton swab collected from garbage left outside Kohberger's parents' home. Nbc News, NBC news, 24 July 2025 With a fresh jersey and a cotton swab stuffed up each nostril, Luna ran back onto the field. Becky Sullivan, NPR, 9 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for cotton swab

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“Cotton swab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cotton%20swab. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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