massage

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Recent Examples of massage Certainly not once the front and rear heated seats and front massaging seats are powered on. Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 For the average person, being massaged in a public space, as part of a competition, might be a relaxation-proof challenge. Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025 Work it into the fabric by massaging it with the pads of your fingers or by rubbing the fabric against itself. Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2025 Nurse Loveth instructed me to massage my face five times a day for five days to evenly distribute the Sculptra and prevent any nodules from forming. Essence, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for massage
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Verb
  • Hanna When Kirsten Becken first reached out to me about joining the Femxphotographers collective, I was both flattered and intrigued.
    Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
  • An Amazon reviewer raved about how soft and flattering the material of the dress is.
    Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Wendy sits across from her and begins to stroke Lizzo’s palms with the tips of her aqua-and-pink acrylic nails.
    Allison P. Davis, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
  • But Rivera stroked into center field to end the game.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Mexican boxer issued his first public comments on X, praising Crawford while addressing his own future following the unanimous-decision defeat.
    Joel Thayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Fans took to the comments to react, with many praising them both for their humor.
    Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Some buttering up in your prompt can likely produce this.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
  • Enter Rutte, who knew Trump from his time as Prime Minister, and who got to work buttering up the American president.
    Tom Nagorski, Time, 18 July 2025
Verb
  • The Royals shared a special video from Brett congratulating Perez.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers issued a statement congratulating Astin on his victory.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Princess of Wales was seen recently in a plaid checked midi-dress with a peplum and puff sleeves that is giving me lots of style inspo for the season ahead.
    Katharina Fuchs, Glamour, 15 Sep. 2025
  • While volcanoes steadily puff the stuff into the air and oceans, the rate at which this happens has subtly changed over millions of years in the course of a grand planetary tectonic ballet.
    Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025

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“Massage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/massage. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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