Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dabbed
Verb
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The dog couldn’t go in her room so soon after her transplant, so Aspen dabbed colors on a small canvas and handed it to Scott, who put it in a plastic bag and smeared peanut butter on top.—
Laura Ungar,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026 -
The dog couldn’t go in her room so soon after her transplant, so Aspen dabbed colors on a small canvas and handed it to Scott, who put it in a plastic bag and smeared peanut butter on top.—
Laura Ungar,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
Verb
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This time, Valdano had flicked on a long pass, Maradona and Fenwick were again chasing the second ball, and Fenwick jumped and threw out an elbow into Maradona’s face.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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The teen prodigy flicked the ball over a Swedish defender and volleyed home to give his team a 3–1 lead in the 55th minute of the match.—
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
3 June 2026
Verb
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The calming design from Japanese architect Kengo Kuma instils a sense of peace, complemented by the villas’ light wood and white color scheme that’s daubed with splashes of ocean blues.—
Lauren Keith,
Robb Report,
30 May 2026
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The burial ground and temple were unearthed when someone tried to build a drainage channel for a modern house; to prevent the dampness of visitors’ breath from damaging the extraordinary artworks daubed on the walls, entry is limited to 80 people per day.—
Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
25 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The guard then patted Clark on the shoulder.—
Ryan Gaydos OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2026
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After Munich this year, Shelton patted himself on the back.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
Verb
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Why must it be slathered in mayo?—
Nina Moskowitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
7 June 2026
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This indulgent version gets slathered with a homemade béchamel sauce.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
3 June 2026
Verb
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The first-stage booster that had been tapped during the original attempts was discarded for a new booster.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 June 2026
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Kevin; his business partner and wife, Holly; and her daughter Kelly tapped me on the shoulder at his funeral service.—
Lindsay Calleran,
IndieWire,
4 June 2026
Verb
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Two days later, the player anointed as the NHL’s best all-around defenseman was on the ice at a Detroit-area rink under the watch of Jonathan Sigalet, his skills coach.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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In the wake of the shooting, many New Yorkers anointed him a hero for doling out street justice in the crime-riddled subway system.—
Kevin Lozano,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Swift watched, clapped and laughed at his antics.—
PJ Green
May 23,
Kansas City Star,
23 May 2026
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He was joined by Konstantinos Mavropanos and Jarrod Bowen, who clapped dejectedly.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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“Dabbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dabbed. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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