osculated

past tense of osculate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for osculated
Verb
  • All of the electricity, vibes and crash-the-establishment momentum that began when Deion smacked TCU in his first game as Colorado’s coach have evaporated behind nothing but losses.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2025
  • In the locker room, fellow pass-rusher extraordinaire Jonathon Cooper smacked Bonitto’s shoulders and bellowed his praises to a gaggle of reporters.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The pair danced around each other all season, and nearly kissed in the finale.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025
  • In 2020, an anonymous woman claimed Jones kissed and groped her without consent at an afterparty for a Cowboys game against the New York Giants in 2018.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • At the rainy London premiere of Kidman's 2014 film Paddington, the two smooched on the red carpet.
    Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • There was also a wastebasket, tom-tom, and the seats of four chairs all made out of human skin.
    Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Want to guess how the next three hitters made out?
    Jayson Stark, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Osculated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/osculated. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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