osculated

past tense of osculate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for osculated
Verb
  • Last year the region was smacked with three hurricanes, Debby, Helene and Milton.
    Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 25 Nov. 2025
  • With Sam Lafferty camped out in front, Donato smacked a loose puck by Wolf on the goaltender's glove side.
    CBS News, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Prosecutors said the woman exited the train, but Thorn followed her, groped her and forcibly kissed her before pulling down his pants and exposed himself to her.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 8 Dec. 2025
  • Slater, 36, and Bersten kissed for the cameras — but Richter apparently wanted to get in on the moment, too.
    Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • On the second, Norman left his birdie putt four feet and change shy of the hole while Azinger lipped out on his, a touch too aggressive with his stroke but still in dandy shape as he was left with a tap in for par.
    Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
  • Despite a strong third shot, Lipsky's par putt lipped out and dropped him into a tie for third.
    Troy Finnegan‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
Verb
  • At the rainy London premiere of Kidman's film Paddington, the two smooched on the red carpet.
    Brendan Le, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Barely a tween at the time, the American Horror Story actress wore cropped camo-print pants, a black tank top and a purse made out of tires to the 2001 red carpet for her film Blow.
    Tanisha Bhat, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
  • Plus, they’re made out of my favorite Spacedye fabric, which is soft enough to lounge in, too.
    Rebecca Shinners, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026
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“Osculated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/osculated. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.

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