pawed

past tense of paw

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pawed
Verb
  • The actress nuzzled up next to her husband at the 2017 premiere of Colossal.
    Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026
  • Lopez nuzzled her face into Emme's as the pair smiled while seated at a dining table.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 26 May 2026
Verb
  • Electric Bleu is French food caressed with California seasonality and the occasional pop of Aussie nostalgia.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • But Inge said Baer fondled her breasts the second time, and that didn’t feel right at all.
    Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 20 June 2026
  • Barbara Hunter, a female producer on the show, also revealed her mistreatment, including a time she was fondled by a male staffer in an elevator.
    Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The French leader has fingered America’s tariff regime for rejiggering the sourcing map.
    Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 18 June 2026
  • In 1978, Derek Boston, who had become a suspect in another murder in the neighborhood, once again fingered Washington, Sims and Ellis in a bid for leniency.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
Verb
  • Red Beard knelt alongside a pig, kissed the top of its head, and gave it a hug.
    Will Mackin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
  • His teammates kissed the top of his head as the fans celebrated.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • In the selfie video, Valentina grinned into the camera wearing a gold choker and gold hoops as her mother hugged her from behind.
    Meg Walters, InStyle, 30 June 2026
  • At the defense table that day, Broadwater, wearing a gray pinstripe suit, choked back sobs and hugged his lawyers.
    Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • But did Spilotro go about life as an upstanding model citizen who rubbed elbows with the Vegas elite, while quietly and stealthily protecting the Mafia's financial interests in Vegas casinos?
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 23 June 2026
  • With its Jewish delis, atmospheric dive bars, and underground music scene, the Mile End neighborhood minted the defining Montreal cool of the indie aughts—a place where cardiganed Italian grandmas rubbed shoulders with tattooed creatives.
    Jen Rose Smith, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • Bing Thomas ran over to me and nudged Ted Waters aside.
    Will Mackin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
  • The other day, when the top golfer on earth, Scottie Scheffler, scorched the course with a 60, a fan with a little buzz going nudged me on my way out to the parking lot.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2026
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“Pawed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pawed. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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