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Recent Examples of paw
Performance took a prominent role on-board — dog selfies with the pilot (don’t worry, no pawing at the controls); a spa treatment for interested pups.
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Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Dec. 2024
The sweet pup could be seen clutching his red toy dog and pawing at it unenthusiastically to pass time.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, Archie is trending for cats, pawing at Luna's #1 place.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
When the cat falls overboard and can’t paw its way back to the surface, it’s rescued from drowning by the opportune passing of a mammoth humpback, who catches the animal on its nose and breaches just in time.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
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Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Dec. 2024
The sweet pup could be seen clutching his red toy dog and pawing at it unenthusiastically to pass time.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, Archie is trending for cats, pawing at Luna's #1 place.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
When the cat falls overboard and can’t paw its way back to the surface, it’s rescued from drowning by the opportune passing of a mammoth humpback, who catches the animal on its nose and breaches just in time.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paw
Verb
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Move methodically from finger to finger, maintaining a steady rhythm.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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Mutations to the bacteria B. pertussis are also fingered for the increase in whooping cough cases, as these mutations make the bacteria a more formidable foe against whooping cough vaccinations.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
31 Dec. 2024
Verb
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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
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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
Verb
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Much like Santa’s reindeer, every four-legged team member boasts a unique personality, and some love a belly rub before or after a tour.—
Shauna Farnell,
The Denver Post,
29 Jan. 2025
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During her younger years, her daughter preferred the gentle in-person wakeup shoulder rubs from her mom to get her up.—
Cheryl Fenton,
Parents,
28 Jan. 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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Once, Lily came downstairs and hugged her father — but had an ulterior motive.—
Jackie Tempera,
People.com,
4 Feb. 2025
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Indeed, 10 minutes later Vasyl receives an order to deploy urgently to an infantry post, and hugs his surprised comrades goodbye.—
Scott Peterson,
The Christian Science Monitor,
4 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Saudi Crown held the lead all the way up the backstretch, with Ortiz slyly nosing White Abarrio from fifth to fourth, and in a lane just outside the group just off Saudi Crown.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes,
25 Jan. 2025
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The especially dry offering from the 295-year-old Champagne house in Reims, France noses with fresh grapefruit, marzipan and a hint of jasmine tea.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes,
22 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The team demonstrated the robotic arm both gently stroking an egg (without the HeTRM) and cracking the shell (with the HeTRM).—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
29 Jan. 2025
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In the video, Linn holds Willow in her arms, scratches behind his ears and strokes his face.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Dan Sheldon Golf: A hole-in-one There’s no greater satisfaction in sport than carefully caressing a little white ball into a slightly larger hole in the ground with a metal stick.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
The Athletic,
2 Jan. 2025
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The soil caressed my bare feet, and the dust was always boiling up from the dirt road that passed 50 feet from our front door.—
Philip Martin,
arkansasonline.com,
2 Jan. 2025
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“Paw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paw. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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