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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Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 25 Sep. 2024
Share [Findings] Skin swabs are three times as accurate as fecal samples at predicting a person’s age.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 7 Aug. 2024
Migrants who are under the age of 14, or would reasonably be allowed into the United States, would not be swabbed for DNA.
—Mikenzie Frost, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2024
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Noun
With self-collection tests, people can use a vaginal swab to gather a sample, similar to urine tests at a clinic.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 25 Sep. 2024
Share [Findings] Skin swabs are three times as accurate as fecal samples at predicting a person’s age.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
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Afterwards, crews swab the probe to test it for lead to confirm their result, Hansen said.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 7 Aug. 2024
Migrants who are under the age of 14, or would reasonably be allowed into the United States, would not be swabbed for DNA.
—Mikenzie Frost, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2024
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“Swab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swab. Accessed 21 Oct. 2024.
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