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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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The Canadian Coast Guard fingered the captain of the Størsad as the party responsible for the collision.

— Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
What left me feeling more sticky-fingered were the gorgeous (and authentic) Asian artifacts that were placed throughout the room.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026

Definition of fingered

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The actress was all smiles while holding her baby as Felber carried their dog in his right arm and kissed the top of Dunham’s head.

— Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2026
In the black-and-white photo, the singer and his daughter Paris gently kissed Gomez’s growing baby bump.

— Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of kissed

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Seated in a wheelchair, he was quickly wheeled out of the courtroom after the sentencing, while some of his accusers hugged and brushed away tears.

— Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
Community members, including many teenagers, hugged and supported each other during the emotional gathering.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of hugged

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Hollidge and Eshaghpour were captivated by Frank’s use of straw, which becomes more or less lustrous depending on how hard it’s rubbed (bringing out the material’s natural silica) and can be dyed to achieve different hues.

— Jill Singer, Curbed, 23 Sep. 2026
The tacos feature za’atar rubbed swordfish kissed by a wood-burning grill, dabbed with tangy pools of labne and a salsa arabe, similar to harissa.

— The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of rubbed

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So there’s not that much to happen in the last two-thirds of the drama than for your ribs to be constantly nudged with the idea of how easily the most respectable citizens among us will give in to modest proposals and, indeed, murder.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
Officials also nudged up their expectations for inflation this year.

— Jeff Cox, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of nudged

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