Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patted down
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Prosecutors said Haney intentionally drove his SUV onto the Commonwealth Avenue Mall near the intersection with Hereford Street and ran down Axelrod, who was walking his dog at the time.—
Riley Rourke,
CBS News,
13 Feb. 2026 -
The piers of an unfinished, elevated toll road, the Skyway, ran down the center of one of the streets, Gregorio Araneta Avenue, which also happened to be the home of Manila’s new boom industry, a mile-and-a-half-long strip of funeral homes, florists, and crematoria.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Jesse found out about this and came to visit.—
Rick Davis,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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Her doctor submitted the necessary paperwork and then found out the new approval would take seven to 10 business days.—
Sarah Boden,
NPR,
26 Feb. 2026
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In October, dogs specially trained in human remains detection scanned the area where Mercury had confessed to leaving Cheryl’s body.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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For the Academy’s restoration, the original 35mm picture negative was scanned at 4k and digitally restored in a 4k workflow.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Patted down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patted%20down. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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