patted down

past tense of pat down

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for patted down
Verb
  • Loveland, lined up to Williams’ right, ran down the seam in between the defenders.
    Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
  • After Tiffany Stratton was attacked by Giulia following her win over Kiana James, Jade Cargill ran down to fight the WWE Women's United States Champion off.
    Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Kevin recorded a video posted to Instagram the moment Jaclyn found out that Swift wore the $7,800 necklace.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Although Regretting You and New Year's Rev were filmed back-to-back, both stars found out about the gigs at different times.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Students attending class each day are shown a QR code, which, after being scanned, takes them to a multiple-choice question that appears to vary by person.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Of our participants, 35 agreed to be scanned with a form of brain imaging called functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) both before and after the birth of their child.
    Anthony Vaccaro, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Patted down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patted%20down. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

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