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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pawed
Verb
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Lopez nuzzled her face into Emme's as the pair smiled while seated at a dining table.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
26 May 2026 -
On a recent visit, Amber nuzzled in a bed of straw, as a talk radio station kept her company.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 May 2026
Verb
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Electric Bleu is French food caressed with California seasonality and the occasional pop of Aussie nostalgia.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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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
Verb
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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
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Police reported that Zagorac touched the student’s rear, put his hand under his shirt and rubbed his back and fondled him outside his clothing after calling him up to the teacher’s desk to talk about an assignment.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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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
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Slick black ropes of water fingered the college foundations.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Lines by his eyes, a crease off his smile, shadowy grey hair, trimmed neat — but a well-aged man at 60, skin kissed by the Florida sun.—
Dan Robson,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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Pedro Pascal Kiss Colbert frequently kissed guests on his show, male and female.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026
Verb
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Echeverria did and hugged him back.—
William J. Ford,
Baltimore Sun,
25 May 2026
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Richard Childress as well as dozens of other people in the NASCAR community stood behind the family in a moment of remarkable power, as Samantha hugged Brexton and grew tearful.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
24 May 2026
Verb
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Esperantist doctors rubbed shoulders with members of the International League of Blind Esperantists, and the World Association of Esperantist Non-smokers edged in on the Ukrainian Esperanto Association.—
Katie Thornton,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
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The fan, who was on the other side of the fence at eye level, immediately rubbed it in with an insult.—
Jon Greenberg,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
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Amazon left its full-year spending outlook at $200 billion and Alphabet nudged up its capex 2026 guidance to $180 billion and $190 billion.—
Matthew J. Belvedere,
CNBC,
20 May 2026
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But the Karl-Anthony Towns trade on the eve of training camp brought in Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo, a two-for-one swap that nudged Ingles out of his potential spot in the rotation.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
19 May 2026
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“Pawed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pawed. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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