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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patted down
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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
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Karen first found out about hearing loss when Klugo’s older sister failed a routine newborn auditory test.—
Liana Handler
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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In a particularly egregious reminder of just how widespread the problem has become, a United States district judge in Mississippi found out that lawyers from both sides of a recent case had used AI.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
11 June 2026
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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
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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 13 Jun. 2026.
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