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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paws
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Our connection was a bit like that [snaps fingers].
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Elton John might have stepped into Christmas, but Christina Aguilera is diving into it fingers-first.
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In the photo, Holland kisses Zendaya's head while on the Spider-Man press tour.
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Set in one blistering Midwestern small town summer, everything changes in Mina’s friend group when her best friend unexpectedly kisses her at a sleepover.
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Andrew Mackay/Facebook At the end of the video, Mackay can be seen standing on the doorway, surveying the damage, as one of the dogs nuzzles him.
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Every texture is an independent agent with its own membrane in the mix; percussion rubs and scrapes against your attention, while mutating synth patches burble in the periphery.
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The plastic bristles coax out loose hair as your cat rubs against it.
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There’s an eroding three-mile stretch of Highway 101 in California’s remote northwest corner that hugs fog-shrouded cliffs between the redwood forest and the Pacific Ocean.
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In the black-and-white photo, Zendaya is all smiles as Holland hugs her from behind.
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The Princess Diaries star smiles, caresses her belly, then ducks out of the frame.
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Those of us with a penchant for fashion have managed—not without effort—to put aside the knowing glances, caresses, and hugs to take in every detail of the look.
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“Paws.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paws. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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