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pawed

verb

past tense of paw

as in nuzzled

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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

Definition of nuzzled

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The suit alleged one of the men forced the child to watch him masturbate and that one of the men fondled the child’s genitals.

— Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Louis Joseph testified on Friday that Tyson not only held the girl down, but fondled her breasts.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026

Definition of fondled

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Osment and Jordan’s characters first kissed in season 5, when the actress was 29 and the actor was 18.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Oct. 2026
According to Miltenberg, Doe kissed his client first and did not see her drinking alcohol or doing drugs.

— Michael Ruiz , Bryan Llenas, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of kissed

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Supporters cried tears of joy and hugged one another, sharing political news of the city and also the country, as the energy in the crowd further amped up seemingly every half-hour.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Floris, tears in her eyes, hugged several of her former colleagues before sharing a hug with Benavides.

— Ryan Lucas, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of hugged

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The bird is brined, steeped in two separate marinades, rubbed with jerk paste, then smoked low and slow over pimento wood imported from Jamaica.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Cameron was clearly upset, and walked off after his chat with Julianne as Burgess rubbed his back.

— Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of rubbed

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Vance has neither criticized his friend nor publicly nudged Carlson to temper what’s been harsh criticism of Israel — and Trump’s cultivation of the Netanyahu government.

— Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Asteroids could also be nudged into more stable orbits, allowing more extensive future missions.

— Andrew Jones, Space.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of nudged

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