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Recent Examples of paw
Unusual pet behavior, such as excessive barking or pawing in a particular area of the house, is a sign that mice may have moved in.
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Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Jan. 2025
Dylan even had a fan pawing through his garbage for clues.
—Jon Pareles, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
The cubs pawed and rolled them slowly at first, before one cub’s attention was drawn to the frozen treats, which were made of colored ice, frozen goat’s milk and frozen diluted blood.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Dec. 2024
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Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Jan. 2025
Dylan even had a fan pawing through his garbage for clues.
—Jon Pareles, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
The cubs pawed and rolled them slowly at first, before one cub’s attention was drawn to the frozen treats, which were made of colored ice, frozen goat’s milk and frozen diluted blood.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paw
Verb
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Instead of fingering someone outright, the film invents a slightly older and questionably intentioned role model named Chandler (Toby Wallace), whom John meets while doing mission work in Kurdistan.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2025
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At the reception following the ceremony, a visitor fingered pockmarks in the wood panelling of the Attorney General’s conference room that had allegedly been left by Robert F. Kennedy’s children, who were said to have fired BB guns there during his term as Attorney General.—
Fabio Bertoni,
The New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2025
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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Clean both hands between the fingers and fingertips, then rub the back of your fingers against your palms.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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Someone in your network may rub you the wrong way today.—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 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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In an ode to Tara’s win weeks earlier, Hunter hugged his wife after the event once again.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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When the ball found the bottom of the cup at 18, Aberg clenched his fist, punched the air, hugged his caddie and smiled.—
Kirk Kenney,
Orlando Sentinel,
17 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Mattel said net income of $141 million dipped by $6 million on revenue that nosed up 2% to $1.65 billion, beating estimates for the quarter and offering a higher than expected full-year forecast that pushed the stock higher.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2025
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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
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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The camera lingers during these moments — made wistful by the music of wind caressing the tree leaves, and by Vikas Urs’ gorgeous landscape cinematography — as the actors pore over each word, pause and emotion.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2025
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The designer had uploaded a video to Instagram stories, caressing the sides of a £1,390 cami from her spring/summer 2025 collection, while packing for the holidays.—
Daniel Rodgers,
Vogue,
2 Jan. 2025
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“Paw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paw. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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