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osculated

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past tense of osculate

as in smacked

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That stretch started with the doubleheader sweep of the Detroit Tigers earlier this month, when Bazzana smacked a tying homer and a walk-off single in the nightcap.

— Zack Meisel, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Suddenly a fan favorite in New York again, Volpe smacked a grand slam and drove in a career-high five runs during his rousing return from Triple-A as the Yankees beat the Colorado Rockies 10-3 on Thursday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026

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The actress was all smiles while holding her baby as Felber carried their dog in his right arm and kissed the top of Dunham’s head.

— Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2026
In the black-and-white photo, the singer and his daughter Paris gently kissed Gomez’s growing baby bump.

— Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026

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Kimmel said the decision to put the interview on YouTube was made out of consideration for local stations that could face FCC threats to their broadcast licenses.

— Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2026
The cause of the fire is not known, but the neighborhood where the fire started is densely populated and most houses are made out of wood, according to Lubala.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026

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