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Verb
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Greenhaven had racked up years of health violations, including from letting untrained workers administer medications, lacking enough employees to care for people with dementia, and neglecting a resident who smeared feces over his body, bed, floor, and bathroom, the notice said.—
Jordan Rau,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2026 -
Many told me the liberal media had smeared them as racists, xenophobes and misogynists.—
Nataliya Gumenyuk,
The Dial,
21 Apr. 2026
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Down 2-1 in the 11th minute of stoppage time, Pinnock’s pass was flicked on by Sowunmi at the near-post and nodded down by striker Marcus Dinanga for 18-year-old George Evans to score.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Earlier, Freiburg took the lead when Maximilian Eggestein flicked Matthias Ginter’s header past the goalkeeper at a corner in the 28th minute.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
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The burial ground and temple were unearthed when someone tried to build a drainage channel for a modern house; to prevent the dampness of visitors’ breath from damaging the extraordinary artworks daubed on the walls, entry is limited to 80 people per day.—
Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
25 Feb. 2026
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The Place de la République in Paris was daubed in swastikas and anti-Semitic slogans last Sunday after a neo-Nazi rally, and offices of France Unbowed have been attacked.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Next to Hofferth, Adam Johnson patted a projector.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Wembanyama tumbled to the court and remained down for a minute while George patted him on the backside apologetically.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Lagomarsini slathered the oxtails with the glaze, which was dangerously sticky.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Our Test Kitchen turned this classic dessert into a rich vanilla ice cream slathered with homemade strawberry sauce.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2026
Verb
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After graduating from Oral Roberts University in Tulsa and then Southern Methodist University in Dallas, his denomination tapped him at age 25 to start a church in suburban Kansas City for nonchurchgoers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Rodrigo has tapped a handful of artists to provide support throughout the Unraveled Tour.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Moyes was out of contract at the end of the 2012-13 season, and the story went that he was anointed as Ferguson’s successor during a meeting at his fellow Scot’s house.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Now adding to an imposing lineup that includes Baruch Spinoza, Karl Marx, Franz Kafka, Sigmund Freud, and Albert Einstein, as well as artistic luminaries ranging from Leonard Bernstein to Mark Rothko, the publisher has anointed Stephen Sondheim.—
Chip Brown,
Air Mail,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The rest of us ooh-ed and clapped.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
23 Apr. 2026
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Guests clapped as Howe, 63, smiled and ran over to hug her daughter.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Dabbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dabbed. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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