swabbie

variants also swabby
slang

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for swabbie
Noun
  • However, the Highway Patrol has two requirements for young mariners.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2025
  • Curious, the mariners decided to investigate using an underwater camera.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • There were skirts too, low on the hips, paired with tops that felt part sailor, part artist.
    Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 25 June 2025
  • The sailor doesn’t really redeem himself, and Peter’s initial hatred of him has only been transformed into indifference.
    Benjamin Hale June 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • The report indicated there was an unusual amount of tar balls in spring 2023 observed on beaches throughout Orange County.
    Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 6 June 2025
  • Neanderthals made and used wooden spears, cared for their fellow community members, made sticky tar and other adhesives, and butchered massive elephants, among other feats.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 June 2025
Noun
  • It’s built like a hybrid of the Nintendo Switch Pro and Xbox controller, with offset analog sticks, sturdy triggers, and a headphone jack for added convenience.
    Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 25 June 2025
  • Tourists visiting this remote destination can explore its many caves, watch breaching humpbacks (from July through October), go fishing for jacks and tuna offshore, or learn to weave with grasses and palm leaves.
    Brianna Randall, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • This spring, the library system hired a program manager and three part-time digital navigators — who provide technical assistance with the internet — to hold office hours and teach skills classes in English and Spanish.
    P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2025
  • Hope navigators, who function as caseworkers, are supposed to use the helpline to direct Floridians to local churches and nonprofits.
    Lawrence Mower, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2025
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“Swabbie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swabbie. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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