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as in to lick
to strike repeatedly
back in those times it was acceptable for teachers to paddle misbehaving students
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Recent Examples of paddle
That’s why Mayor Karen Bass is paddling furiously, trying to keep her political career afloat.
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Steve Lopez
columnist
follow, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
Virginia Aquarium shared another image of Diamond, shortly afterward, paddling out into the sea.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
The end result is alligators in yards, under cars, stuck in drainage pipes, and paddling around backyard pools like the one belonging to 73-year-old Leipold, a retired journalist.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026
Brian Hooker told local investigators that his wife fell from the dinghy and was swept away in the current with the keys to the boat, forcing him to paddle back to shore.
—Cristian Benavides, CBS News, 28 May 2026
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Steve Lopez
columnist
follow, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
Virginia Aquarium shared another image of Diamond, shortly afterward, paddling out into the sea.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
The end result is alligators in yards, under cars, stuck in drainage pipes, and paddling around backyard pools like the one belonging to 73-year-old Leipold, a retired journalist.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026
Brian Hooker told local investigators that his wife fell from the dinghy and was swept away in the current with the keys to the boat, forcing him to paddle back to shore.
—Cristian Benavides, CBS News, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paddle
Verb
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Travelers come from all over the world to kayak around its sculpted sea caves and towering sandstone cliffs.—
Katherine Lawless,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2026
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Michael Aiden Vargas, 18, of Crestview was kayaking in the Blackwater River when he was struck by lightning and fell from his kayak around noon on May 31, WKRG, Wiregrass Daily News and Fox 10 TV reported, citing the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
Verb
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Chalk it up to a bad match, and lick your wounds.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
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Affected animals transfer rabies by biting, licking or scratching other animals and humans.—
Laura Horne,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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While Schlossberg studied history, Moran rowed crew all four years at the prestigious school.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
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Patron tickets, rows 1 through 9, $50 in advance, $55 at the door.—
Miguel Sirgado,
Miami Herald,
9 June 2026
Verb
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Trump lashed out at Ossoff in his Truth Social post on June 14.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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Hurricane Fiona pummeled Puerto Rico in September 2022 as a Category 1 storm, lashing once more a power grid that hadn’t been rebuilt from Hurricane Maria.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
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Mary Swander, a 75-year-old theater director and former state poet laureate, fondly remembers learning to canoe and swim outdoors while growing up near the water.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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My childhood was spent in the Blue Ridge Mountains, camping in the Peaks of Otter, and canoeing down the James River.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
30 May 2026
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But listening to Magazine—their new 10-track, 11-minute album—that artful density becomes singular, swaying as much as whipping between its frantic ideas.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
12 June 2026
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At one point, about a dozen people, most wearing Knicks jerseys, jumped on top of a cab stuck in traffic and stomped on and busted the front windshield, while several revelers took turns using belts to whip the hood of the taxi, according to bystander video.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
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For centuries, Vikings navigated these waters by sail and oar; today, ferries and charter boats offer comfortable, scenic access to the islands.—
Caroline Van Hemert,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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Mute swans do put on bursts of speed by oaring with their huge webbed feet.—
National Geographic,
National Geographic,
19 Oct. 2016
Verb
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This automatically measures the distance between the edges of the folding panels, uses sensors to detect offsets and recalibrates the brightness of adjacent LEDs to hide the tiny slot.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 June 2026
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Achieving it in reality would be brutally hard because the target moves, hides, jams, uses decoys, and fights back.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
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“Paddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paddle. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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