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Recent Examples of paw
When the cat falls overboard and can’t paw its way back to the surface, it’s rescued from drowning by the opportune passing of a mammoth humpback, who catches the animal on its nose and breaches just in time.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
Raya made a telling contribution by pawing away Jorgen Strand Larsen’s first-half header.
—James McNicholas, The Athletic, 17 Aug. 2024
The animal jumped at the female employee, pawing her, before scampering away while the employee ran into the stand, shutting the door behind her.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 24 June 2024
Despite an unremarkable mammogram screening just seven months earlier, the 42-year-old knew something was wrong when Rudy kept pawing at something on the right side of her chest.
—Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2024
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
Raya made a telling contribution by pawing away Jorgen Strand Larsen’s first-half header.
—James McNicholas, The Athletic, 17 Aug. 2024
The animal jumped at the female employee, pawing her, before scampering away while the employee ran into the stand, shutting the door behind her.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 24 June 2024
Despite an unremarkable mammogram screening just seven months earlier, the 42-year-old knew something was wrong when Rudy kept pawing at something on the right side of her chest.
—Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paw
Verb
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Move methodically from finger to finger, maintaining a steady rhythm.Mark Travers, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Mutations to the bacteria B. pertussis are also fingered for the increase in whooping cough cases, as these mutations make the bacteria a more formidable foe against whooping cough vaccinations.Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
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Swift is often closely watched at games, with people filming her every move, attempting to lip read her conversations and even noticing when her jewellery slips off.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
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Kim faced her own ups and downs, twice lipping out putts on her back nine to finish with a 74.Mark Anderson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2024
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For protection, Hu recommends wearing wraparound glasses or goggles when outdoors and avoiding touching or rubbing your eyes.Jackie Snow, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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The Irish were also motivated to win Thursday by some pregame comments made by Penn State coach James Franklin, who apparently rubbed Freeman the wrong way during the coaches’ pregame press conference.Manny Navarro, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Busch and his team would love to pose for more pictures kissing the bricks at IMS following Sunday’s race.Clifton Brown, Indianapolis Star, 17 July 2017
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The trainer turns and kisses one of the man-eaters on the nose.Holly Millea, Smithsonian, 29 June 2017
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Meghan hugged a woman affected by the disaster as the pair wore dust masks to help protect them from the aftermath of the blaze.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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Colvin then turned to hug reporter Liz Kreutz, who watched the reunion.Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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The especially dry offering from the 295-year-old Champagne house in Reims, France noses with fresh grapefruit, marzipan and a hint of jasmine tea.Brad Japhe, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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The vertical distance from the front tip of a stair nosing to the top of the railing in a plumb line should be between 34 and 38 inches.Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 30 Nov. 2024
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The father pointed to the sky, stroked his head, and seemed to explain something to him.Michael Sheldrick, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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However, the way Percy is stroking John’s face and talking about his beautiful eyes says that there are some lingering feelings there.Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
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Dan Sheldon Golf: A hole-in-one There’s no greater satisfaction in sport than carefully caressing a little white ball into a slightly larger hole in the ground with a metal stick.The Athletic UK Staff, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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The soil caressed my bare feet, and the dust was always boiling up from the dirt road that passed 50 feet from our front door.Philip Martin, arkansasonline.com, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Paw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paw. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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