Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dabbed
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Look closely near the corners or edges of the frame for a blurry patch, smeared light, or a soft square that looks slightly out of focus — that’s where the watermark used to be.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025 -
Police entered the home on a welfare check and noticed blood smeared on the walls and furniture scattered across the living room.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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Djokovic raced onto it, flicked the ball down the line, and still won the point, rousing himself and the crowd with a finger to the ear.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Sporting’s best chance of the night came toward the end of the first half, when Dejan Joveljic flicked a pass from Nemanja Radoja into the path of Mason Toye, who had a one-on-one chance.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
5 Oct. 2025
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Swastikas and other graffiti have been daubed on synagogues and other sites, and security has been heightened at Jewish schools.—
Alex Holmes,
NBC news,
3 Oct. 2025
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Researchers expected the dogs to pay most attention to the cat doll, particularly when daubed with the feline scent.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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On one occasion, backup goalkeeper Matt Turner, seated to Pulisic’s right, put his left arm around Pulisic and patted his back, consoling him.—
Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
15 Oct. 2025
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Instead, Mahomes patted Branch on the shoulder pad.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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The brioche bread is slathered in peanut butter and honey on the outside, then caramelized.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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The classic diner serves huge portions of affordable fare that tastes like your grandmother made it, including stacks of pancakes slathered in butter and maple syrup and omelets crammed with fresh ingredients.—
Nora Heston Tarte,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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To cover it this year, Newsom and legislators tapped emergency reserves, borrowed money from the state treasury’s special funds, postponed some spending and engaged in some accounting gimmickry.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
18 Oct. 2025
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Vought took over as the acting director of the OMB, and money from the Defense Department was tapped to fund the wall.—
Andy Kroll,
ProPublica,
18 Oct. 2025
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For the ultra-wealthy, pretty much anything could be acquired for a price; their worlds were anointed to their specifications.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
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Thus anointed, Irving went on to become America’s original literary celebrity.—
John Swansburg,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Many in the crowd of nearly 200 people clapped to the tempo and swayed to the beat.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Will Vest bit his nails, Tarik Skubal clapped and cheered.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Dabbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dabbed. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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