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
Max Levy, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2025
The test is taken via cheek swab with possibly a dry blood sample if necessary.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2025
Kendrick Marshall, Sacramento Bee, 10 Jan. 2025
Your healthcare provider can lay down a pad for comfort and swab away excess blood before collecting the sample.
—Khadeja Haye, Verywell Health, 19 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Costilla County Sheriff Danny Sanchez said in the post that Denholm’s wounds were swabbed, and the sheriff’s office is partnering with CBI to test DNA found on the swabs.
—Max Levy, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2025
The test is taken via cheek swab with possibly a dry blood sample if necessary.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
These tests can include chest X-rays, swabbing the inside of the mouth or nose, pulse oximetry to detect levels of oxygen and blood tests.
—Kendrick Marshall, Sacramento Bee, 10 Jan. 2025
Your healthcare provider can lay down a pad for comfort and swab away excess blood before collecting the sample.
—Khadeja Haye, Verywell Health, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swab
Noun
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From November 2023 until this January, the Houthis targeted more than 100 merchant vessels with missiles and drones, sinking two of them and killing four sailors.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Apr. 2025
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The Houthis targeted more than 100 merchant vessels with missiles and drones, sinking two of them and killing four sailors from November 2023 until January of this year.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Pleather couches can be wiped with disinfectants occasionally.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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To use them, spray your favorite glass cleaner onto the surface, then wipe in circular motions with a coffee filter.—
Amy Brightfield,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Minor events regularly cause radio outages for mariners and short-wave radio users.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The drop poses risks for mariners operating in typically safe zones, potentially increasing the chance of vessel groundings or damage.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The lawsuit cites data from the agency’s website that have been scrubbed in recent weeks.—
Los Angeles Times,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Apr. 2025
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But something unusual happened when ULA scrubbed the countdown last Wednesday.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Look at this first-quarter possession: Nembhard is the Pacers’ best on-ball defender and an elite screen navigator.—
Eric Nehm,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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Opposing big men aren’t skilled screen navigators because they just aren’t used to that being required of them.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Fluoride urine levels vary widely throughout the day depending on hydration level, diet, as well as factors like whether a person has just brushed their teeth or drank a cup of tea, says F. Perry Wilson, a physician and professor of public health and medicine at Yale University.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
9 Apr. 2025
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Our intent was not to brush concerns under the carpet but to identify solutions.—
Raul Handa,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Once the egg is empty, rinse the inside of the egg to remove any remaining membranes.—
Kathy Barnes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Apr. 2025
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Who doesn’t rinse out (and ideally wash) a filthy blender filled with milky stuff?—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Both Saros 10 models have a separate detergent dispenser in the dock that adds cleaning solution to the robot's mopping water tank, a feature strangely missing from the Qrevo Curv despite being present on earlier models.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
2 Apr. 2025
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The kit includes the new sweeper, plus wet mopping cloths and the new heavy-duty dry cloths.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Swab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swab. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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