as in to shake down
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Recent Examples of pat down
Mason’s lawsuit argues his injuries were preventable and that East administrators, including Anderson, did not have adequate training on how to search and pat down students.
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Jessica Seaman, The Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2025
Roll any remaining dough into a ball, and pat down to form another round.
—Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
Simply remove the film from the sheet, apply it to your face for 10-20 minutes and pat down the remaining formula for best results.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
In her very first dinner service, Alex is coerced into patting down a man’s groin with a tea towel.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2025
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Jessica Seaman, The Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2025
Roll any remaining dough into a ball, and pat down to form another round.
—Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
Simply remove the film from the sheet, apply it to your face for 10-20 minutes and pat down the remaining formula for best results.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
In her very first dinner service, Alex is coerced into patting down a man’s groin with a tea towel.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pat down
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Before Clint enters a back-room poker game in the store where the enforcer needs to shake down one of the players, Hank runs down the top five underdog movies of all time.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2025
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The memo frames DSTs as nothing more than attempt by foreign governments to shake down American technology businesses.—
Andrew Leahey,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Prendergast ran down the street to the explosion site, following a black cloud of smoke, and arrived there in a few minutes.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2025
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Meanwhile, Mitchell offers a supporting run down the middle and Eze begins a sprint on the left.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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And the narrative power of this season, the thing that keeps you reading, is the lure of finding out which one of them is true.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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Hopefully, Henry can rifle off another near 2,000-yard season to help catapult Baltimore to the big show.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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While agents were rifling around the rapper’s 11,376 square foot home at 2 Star Island Drive, a Miami Herald photograph captured the chaotic scene outside.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2025
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In an era where consumer attention is fleeting and digital content saturation is at an all-time high, marketers are searching for ways to create more engaging, interactive experiences.—
Jiajun Lu,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Divers scoured the water and deployed sonar scanners to search for Daniel until nightfall.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2025
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Nash Core and his 11-year-old son, Parker, discovered the shark while flying a drone along the beach during a crab raking trip.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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The red-hot Trent Grisham returned to the team and the leadoff spot following paternity leave, while the raking Ben Rice occupied the three-hole for the first time this season.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2025
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Under President Donald Trump, aid is being reviewed, and the U.S. Agency for International Development has been gutted.—
Nicolas Niarchos,
New Yorker,
21 May 2025
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Per department policy, authorities did not confirm the name(s) of the residents, but property records reviewed by EW show that the home belongs to Anderson.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
21 May 2025
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The Butte County District Attorney’s Office, the county’s Officer Involved Shooting Protocol Team and the state Department of Justice were investigating the incident.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
10 May 2025
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Ramsay said his detectives are investigating the circumstances and motive of the situation.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
9 May 2025
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“Pat down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pat%20down. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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