osculates

present tense third-person singular of osculate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for osculates
Verb
  • The boy smacks him in the mouth and then immediately starts crying.
    Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
  • An attack rears its ugly head, and the security team smacks it down.
    Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Everyone offers their name and kisses everyone else, and women scrape their lipstick off other people’s cheeks.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
  • Sofia Carson blows kisses to the camera during the amfAR Gala Cannes 2026 at Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc on May 21.
    People Staff, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
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“Osculates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/osculates. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.

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