patted down

past tense of pat down

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for patted down
Verb
  • Diamondbacks center fielder Jorge Barrosa ran down five fly balls by Dodgers hitters.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 2 June 2026
  • As Roberto De Zerbi ran down the touchline in celebration of Joao Palhinha giving Tottenham Hotspur the lead against Everton on the final day of the Premier League season, one of his players was in hot pursuit.
    Jay Harris, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Verb
  • Reiter only found out about Epstein turning himself in on the solicitation charge by reading the newspaper.
    Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
  • Woods Richardson himself found out about an hour before the game.
    Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • The rookie scanned the floor before stepping back and draining a 3-pointer over the league’s most popular player.
    Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
  • Wiliot said these real-time and always-on sensors set themselves apart from RFID or barcodes, whose data are only as good as the last time the code was scanned.
    Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 28 May 2026
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“Patted down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patted%20down. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.

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