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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patting down
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This brainstorm is aimed at shaking down travel booking platforms.
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The city hired a second firm to represent Watts, as the city was legally responsible for covering legal judgments against him despite his federal prison sentence for shaking down a drug courier.
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On a broken possession with the shot clock running down, Thornton caught the ball in the right corner with space to shoot.
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Taking the form of a 420-pound plasticky egg, K5s have mainly made headlines through extraordinary mishaps like drowning in a fountain and running down a 16-month-old-toddler.
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With the news that Assad had fled the country came the hope of finding out their fates.
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What was your reaction to finding out that your character was going to die like that?
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“Patting down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patting%20down. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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