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Recent Examples of Synonyms for osculate
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Swift is often closely watched at games, with people filming her every move, attempting to lip read her conversations and even noticing when her jewellery slips off.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
3 Dec. 2024 -
Kim faced her own ups and downs, twice lipping out putts on her back nine to finish with a 74.—
Mark Anderson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2024
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Busch and his team would love to pose for more pictures kissing the bricks at IMS following Sunday’s race.—
Clifton Brown,
Indianapolis Star,
17 July 2017
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The trainer turns and kisses one of the man-eaters on the nose.—
Holly Millea,
Smithsonian,
29 June 2017
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The stock is getting smacked around after the bell, down 5%.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
5 Feb. 2025
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Musk's Controversial Gesture Musk smacked his chest and forcefully extended his right arm during a speech on January 20 during a rally after President Donald Trump was sworn in for his second term.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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Viewers watched him smooch his kids and train on the beach and reveal his all-consuming pickiness about what goes into his body.—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
25 Jan. 2025
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On June 17 fans photograph Baldwin and Bieber smooching up a storm in Brooklyn.—
Stacey Leasca,
Glamour,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Osculate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/osculate. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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