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Recent Examples of pawDuring these weeks, pups spend most of the day learning the foundations of being a dog, such as running, pawing and biting.—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025 Team Ruff defeated Team Fluff, 72-69, to paw the esteemed Lombarky Trophy.—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025 Footage from Athena's return home shows the 4-year-old dog hopping up repeatedly to paw the door and doorbell.—Kelli Bender, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024 But the bird won't give up on him and starts getting even closer, prompting the pup to start barking and pawing him before eventually running away in fear.—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for paw
There’s a shot of Michele caressing her face, and another of Christopher fingering his wedding ring.
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Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
28 May 2025
Garfield’s career quickly took a downturn when his name appeared in Red Channels, a pamphlet fingering Communists and their sympathizers in the entertainment industry.
Once the eggs are harvested, they’re gently rubbed over a metal screen to remove them from the fish’s ovaries, then rinsed, dried and salted before being packed away in blue tins.
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Kylie Williams,
Miami Herald,
29 June 2025
Gently rub while rinsing to remove any dirt or excess fuzz.
After the buzzer sounded, Pope ran over to hug his wife, Lee Anne, and kissed his daughters near the bench before running off to a TV interview.
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Jesse Temple,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
In the video, baby Sofia can be seen giggling in her bouncer as Ree sings, plays and tickles her, as well as kissing the happy infant, who looks cute in a floral sleeper.
Guardiola has always traditionally asked for his two wingers to provide the width for the team but that started to change at times last season, with the full-backs hugging the touchline.
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Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
30 June 2025
Aaron Paul and pal, Chef Michael Mina, hug it out at the one-year anniversary of Bourbon Steak in New York.
The pair hit the red carpet for the annual NFL Honors events in Phoenix in 2023 and in New Orleans in 2025, with Arik proudly caressing Mindy’s pregnant belly at the latter.
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Emily Krauser,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
The post included a black-and-white clip of Kelly caressing the newborn's hand.
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