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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patted down
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When Oden walked onto the floor for the start of the third OT, Boise State coach Leon Rice ran down the sideline, waving the real-time box score that is distributed to the teams and media during timeouts; the printout had Oden with five fouls.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026 -
The team security guard who ran down the back hallway, ecstatic.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
6 Jan. 2026
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On a recent flight from Doha, Qatar, to Delhi, Mohd Rizwan found out.—
Christopher Elliott,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Eisenhower parents found out only days ago, when Ledesma was arrested and charged this month.—
Marissa Sulek,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Disney had scanned this stuff back in 2014.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
22 Jan. 2026
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Once scanned, the link can redirect users to fake login pages, malware downloads or tracking sites.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Patted down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patted%20down. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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