as in sailor
one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel
old swabs swapping sea stories as they spend their last days in the veterans' home
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as in to wipe
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Recent Examples of swab
Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2025
For women, these include cervical smears, commonly known as pap smears, in which healthcare practitioners vaginally insert a clamp-like tool called a speculum and then use a swab to extract cells from the cervix.
—Cat Wang, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Dhruv Mehrotra, Wired News, 29 May 2025
At one large, three-day show in Cleveland, Ohio, Kaelin and crew swabbed 100 cats on-site by sticking a cotton swab into their mouths to collect a small bit of DNA from the inside of their cheeks.
—Jia H. Jung, Mercury News, 28 May 2025
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Noun
Police said although detectives had obtained a DNA swab from Jones, who was a person of interest, the lab at that time said the unknown man’s profile wasn’t developed enough for comparison.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2025
For women, these include cervical smears, commonly known as pap smears, in which healthcare practitioners vaginally insert a clamp-like tool called a speculum and then use a swab to extract cells from the cervix.
—Cat Wang, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Verb
Spanning from October 2020 through the end of 2024, the records show that CBP swabbed the cheeks of between 829,000 and 2.8 million people, with experts estimating that the true figure, excluding duplicates, is likely well over 1.5 million.
—Dhruv Mehrotra, Wired News, 29 May 2025
At one large, three-day show in Cleveland, Ohio, Kaelin and crew swabbed 100 cats on-site by sticking a cotton swab into their mouths to collect a small bit of DNA from the inside of their cheeks.
—Jia H. Jung, Mercury News, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swab
Noun
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Tristan was a sailor who captained the school’s forty-foot yacht.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2025
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Read Next California Navy sailor killed answering unexpected knock in 2021, CA cops say.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2025
Verb
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For your sink, wipe the interior of the lemon along the inside of your sink.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
19 June 2025
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To use, simply wipe one pre-moistened medicated cloth on your underarms once a day.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
18 June 2025
Noun
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However, the Highway Patrol has two requirements for young mariners.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2025
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Curious, the mariners decided to investigate using an underwater camera.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 June 2025
Verb
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The promise of the day ahead was too exciting—soaking in thermal lagoons, my skin covered in white silica, scrubbed with green algae, and slathered in mineral-rich oils.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Spritz the mirror with the cleaner, tuck the cloth into the four holes on the Swiffer, and scrub down the mirror like a pro.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
19 June 2025
Noun
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During last week’s budget conference, the Florida House moved to strip all funding from the Office of Hope Florida and its navigators.—
Anne Watts Tressler,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 June 2025
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Some minor repairs were needed on the Electra, and Earhart—now concerned about her navigator’s sobriety—delayed departure by a day.—
Laurie Gwen Shapiro,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
Verb
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But keeping your mouth pristine requires more than just brushing your teeth twice a day.—
Alexis Berger,
SELF,
23 June 2025
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Gianni Infantino is brushing off early criticisms of the Club World Cup this summer.—
Melanie Anzidei,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
Verb
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Pattern’s Revitalizing Scalp Scrub helps to unclog pores, moisturizes the scalp, and rinses out easily.—
Kayla Greaves,
Essence,
23 June 2025
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Staff have to chemically strip the mirror's old aluminum coating before rinsing it with demineralized water.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
17 June 2025
Verb
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Your Floors Make an effort to vacuum and mop the floors in your home every Saturday, Evans advises.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
24 May 2025
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Some members mopped their brows with colorful kitchen rags brought from home.—
Alex Vadukul,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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“Swab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swab. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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