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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Recent Examples of swab
Aria Bendix, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2025
The urethral swab is a special type of medical swab.
—Jennifer Welsh Published, Verywell Health, 2 Dec. 2024
Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2025
The researchers swabbed two different regions of the participants' noses and sequenced the fungal DNA to determine the species of fungi present.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The analysis showed that the nasal swabs could accurately diagnose several asthma subtypes.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2025
The urethral swab is a special type of medical swab.
—Jennifer Welsh Published, Verywell Health, 2 Dec. 2024
Verb
And all that blood on Edgar's face that MacDonough swabbed and had tested?
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2025
The researchers swabbed two different regions of the participants' noses and sequenced the fungal DNA to determine the species of fungi present.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swab
Noun
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The sailors aboard the Aiviq and Kulluk exchanged worried messages.—
McKenzie Funk,
ProPublica,
23 Jan. 2025
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Simmons cleverly folds this fact into his thriller, in which his cast of sailors must fight a bloodthirsty monster while also gradually going insane.—
Calum Marsh,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
Verb
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But this sweeping action has wiped clean the slate for them.—
Shayla Colon,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Kennedy wiped his iPhone clean after learning that federal authorities were seeking information about people who entered the Capitol that day.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The shallow waters, shifting sandbanks, unpredictable tides and strong currents have historically made navigation difficult and dangerous for mariners.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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Thursday’s launch then got pushed back by about half an hour when a boat strayed into the keep-away zone designed offshore for mariners’ safety.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PCMAG,
16 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Stovetop Grates Using ammonia can cut down on the amount of scrubbing required to deep clean stovetop grates.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Jan. 2025
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Use a non-scratch sponge or soft brush to scrub the sink, faucet, handles, and any metal fixtures.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Your mobile device is your lifeline in new territory, serving not only as a means of communication but also a GPS navigator, a language translator, and more.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Jan. 2025
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The sailors must be meteorologists, engineers, mechanics, navigators, and problem solvers all the time.—
George Allen,
Robb Report,
15 Jan. 2025
Verb
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At the same time, Hyde’s closeness to the material might be why the film is so eager to brush thornier, messier feelings under the rug in favor of something much less interesting.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2025
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Powder: While the base coat is wet, the nail will be dipped into the colored powder, or the powder can be sprinkled or brushed onto the nail.—
Lisa DeSantis,
Glamour,
22 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Then, squeeze your hair after rinsing out the shampoo, but don’t dry it.—
BestReviews,
The Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2025
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Thoroughly rinse fruit and vegetables before cutting .—
Sheah Rarback,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Health officials advise against stirring up materials and favor cleaning using a wet process – mopping – not leaf blowers.—
Francine Kiefer,
The Christian Science Monitor,
27 Jan. 2025
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The vacuum component has a powerful suction that sucks up dry debris like bits of food, fur, and dirt and then locks it away in an integrated chamber that keeps the dry debris away from the mopping functions.—
Shea Simmons,
People.com,
12 Jan. 2025
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“Swab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swab. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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