Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pawed
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The actress nuzzled up next to her husband at the 2017 premiere of Colossal.
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Lopez nuzzled her face into Emme's as the pair smiled while seated at a dining table.
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Electric Bleu is French food caressed with California seasonality and the occasional pop of Aussie nostalgia.
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In a video shared by the Broncos from the unveiling, Smith is seen carefully caressed the statue of her son's face just after the curtain drops.
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Louis Joseph testified on Friday that Tyson not only held the girl down, but fondled her breasts.
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But Inge said Baer fondled her breasts the second time, and that didn’t feel right at all.
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The French leader has fingered America’s tariff regime for rejiggering the sourcing map.
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In 1978, Derek Boston, who had become a suspect in another murder in the neighborhood, once again fingered Washington, Sims and Ellis in a bid for leniency.
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Red Beard knelt alongside a pig, kissed the top of its head, and gave it a hug.
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His teammates kissed the top of his head as the fans celebrated.
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In the selfie video, Valentina grinned into the camera wearing a gold choker and gold hoops as her mother hugged her from behind.
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At the defense table that day, Broadwater, wearing a gray pinstripe suit, choked back sobs and hugged his lawyers.
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Brown alleged Wilhelmy rubbed her stomach, touched her shoulders and spanked her despite objections.
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Flores says this helps prevent dirt and debris from being rubbed into and scratching the surface during the cleaning process.
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Pašalić had nudged the ball across goal after being picked out by a cross from wide.
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Teenagers should not be nudged into parasocial dependency by synthetic friends that flatter them, mirror them back to themselves, and encourage them to come back for more.
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“Pawed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pawed. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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