Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pawed
Verb
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Chip whined and nuzzled at my hand.—
Joel M. Vance,
Outdoor Life,
29 Oct. 2025 -
Cali’s husband murmured beside her, nuzzled into her elbow.—
Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In a video shared by the Broncos from the unveiling, Smith is seen carefully caressed the statue of her son's face just after the curtain drops.—
Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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In one photo, the couple posed on the beach while Wyatt caressed her growing baby bump.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Some tools are made to be admired and fondled as much as they're made to actually be used.—
Ben Coxworth
October 10,
New Atlas,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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So plausible, in fact, that many pundits fingered each for the win at the beginning of the season.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
12 Jan. 2026
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No one fingered an extra-hemispheric accomplice.—
Alan McPherson,
The Conversation,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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At the end of her list, Steinfeld included a video which showed the actress posing in the snow with her pregnant belly out as Allen kissed her stomach.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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Many hugged and kissed one another.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
Verb
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After Beck’s winning TD an assistant coach on the sideline hugged Cristobal from behind but the head coach broke free and wanted none if that -- because Ole Miss and gifted QB Trinidad Chambliss had the ball left without about a half-minute left.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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After taking the 27-24 lead, an assistant went up to the head coach and hugged him from behind while smiling from ear to ear.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Bulldog or border collie, barking or getting its belly rubbed, a dog can be many things while still remaining a dog.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
7 Jan. 2026
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William and Kate being so involved in what happened with Andrew reportedly rubbed Queen Camilla the wrong way.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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As if nudged, Olie raised her head and began to speak.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
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Young, at the time working as a pizza maker at a Wegmans grocery store, briefly opened the door and then tried to shut it, taking out the knife when McEvilley nudged it back.—
Sheetal Banchariya,
New York Daily News,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Pawed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pawed. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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