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to touch or handle in a tender or loving manner
  • gently caressed her hair

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The first known use of caress was in 1598

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“Caress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caress. Accessed 9 Dec. 2021.

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