STROKE Synonyms: 178 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

as in blow

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument all it took was one hard stroke to knock the ball out of the tree

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verb

ˈstrōk

as in to caress

to touch or handle in a tender or loving manner the young mother gently stroked the sleeping child's brow and then leaned over and kissed him

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as in to massage

to praise too much a politician with a special gift for stroking fat-cat donors

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Noun

Data from the trial previously showed that the drug reduce their risk of serious heart events such as heart attacks and strokes and paved the way for Wegovy to obtain Medicare coverage. —

Bruce Gil, Quartz, 30 Aug. 2024 Delon had been suffering from poor health in recent years and had a stroke in 2019. —

Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Aug. 2024

Verb

For participants of the new study, every five-point positive difference in their BCS was associated with a 33% lower risk of late-life depression, as well as a 27% lower composite risk of late-life depression, dementia and stroke over a follow-up period of 13 years on average. —

Kristen Rogers, CNN, 23 July 2024 Wisely stroked a 401-foot homer over the tall wall in right to give the Giants their 31st walk-off win over the Dodgers since the teams moved west from New York City in 1958. —

Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for stroke

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