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Recent Examples of paw
That changed when one football player (who shall remain nameless) ran far, far away after coming face-to-face with her Headless Horseman animatronic: lifelike, pawing at the floor, loudly snorting air.
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025
Sully can barely contain his excitement long enough for his owner to put a collar on him before pawing at the front door to get in the car.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
In the clip, the puppy dashed toward his new little friend; at first the Chihuahua retreated, stuck his tongue out and paw up, and then bounded toward him.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
No birdsong, no lowing herd, no barking dog, no cackling barnyard fowl, no pawing horse.
—Literary Hub, 21 May 2025
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025
Sully can barely contain his excitement long enough for his owner to put a collar on him before pawing at the front door to get in the car.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
In the clip, the puppy dashed toward his new little friend; at first the Chihuahua retreated, stuck his tongue out and paw up, and then bounded toward him.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
No birdsong, no lowing herd, no barking dog, no cackling barnyard fowl, no pawing horse.
—Literary Hub, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paw
Verb
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Combs had falsely fingered Garcia to Williams as someone who had taken his money in a drug deal gone bad.—
Susan Young,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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So plausible, in fact, that many pundits fingered each for the win at the beginning of the season.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
12 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, Ralph Fiennes' Dr. Ian Kelson literally lip syncs for his life.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Jan. 2026
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Juicy sobs into Athena’s arms, and Kenya freaks out about potentially having to lip sync against Juicy.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
3 Jan. 2026
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As the shoot unfolds, Clyde can be found affectionately rubbing Hayley’s hand, gently playing with the wedding band on her ring finger.—
Cierra Black,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Wet both the pumice stone and the surface where the stain is, and gently rub the pumice over the stain in short strokes until the stain is gone.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
13 Feb. 2026
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Zubimendi’s effort kissed the post on its way in, but Declan Rice and Kai Havertz had shots from similar distances whizz just past the frame of the goal in the 15 minutes before half-time.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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There are so many benefits to kissing.—
Susan Spencer,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
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When the winning score was announced Cizeron hugged his coach and covered his face while crying.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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The longer horizon-hugging bath gives those warm hues more time to develop and persist across a broader swath of sky.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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If the bathroom door were not closed tightly, Lily would nose it open and join the often-startled occupant.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Feb. 2026
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When Mochi nosed the one with truffles, Pera gave him a treat.—
Aviva Bechky,
Houston Chronicle,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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When Robbie first strokes the plush walls, her Cathy stares with the appropriate mix of awe and terror.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
9 Feb. 2026
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She was later reunited with her dog, stroking him in stunned silence before being taken to the hospital.—
Danielle Bacher,
PEOPLE,
20 Jan. 2026
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Williams knows how to humanize this bare-bones vocabulary, minutely adjusting the voicing of a chord or caressing the last of a set of recurring motifs with a regretful ritardando.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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The actor followed her around at several events related to the wedding, eventually caressing the back of her arm and pressing his knee against hers under the table.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Paw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paw. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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