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as in lashing
to strike repeatedly
back in those times it was acceptable for teachers to paddle misbehaving students
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Recent Examples of paddling
Lizz Schumer, People.com, 29 Sep. 2024
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Lori seemed to float above all the dysfunction like the proverbial swan, gliding gracefully on the surface while furiously paddling underneath.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 29 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paddling
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The living room, with its massive sofa, offers a lovely area to cozy up with a film or book, and the property’s full kitchen—including a large center island—will make whipping up meals all the more enjoyable.Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2024
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Prussia also issued an edict in 1794 that those who committed murder with the intention of being executed should not achieve their goal, but receive life imprisonment with regular whipping.Katrina Gulliver, JSTOR Daily, 13 Mar. 2023
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Khaled stood atop their Citroen van, lashing down overstuffed suitcases with rope.Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
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Khaled stood atop their Citroen van, lashing down overstuffed suitcases with rope.Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
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Law, just six months into a three-year contract, was fired after U.S. suffered a 10-wicket thrashing by Scotland in a one-day international qualifier for the 2027 World Cup.Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
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The Hawks looked to bounce back from a 6-3 thrashing by the Vancouver Canucks three nights earlier and looked well on their way.Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 26 Oct. 2024
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Use It To Help Flatten Chicken Breasts Before pounding any meat to create cutlets, use wax paper in between it and your mallet to help avoid any unwanted stickiness and keep it in place.Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2024
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Israel has been pounding Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon for days.Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Oct. 2024
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Meanwhile, New York was Jekyll and Hyde all year, taking really bad losses to Columbus and Utah but also taking big-time wins like their 3-1 beating of St Louis in MLP DC.Todd Boss, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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The indictment alleges Combs coerced and abused women for years, with the help of a network of associates and employees, while using blackmail and violent acts including kidnapping, arson and physical beatings to keep victims from speaking out.CBS News, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2024
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Further evidence is the fact that Amazon is bragging about, not hiding, season 2 viewership.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Further evidence is the fact that Amazon is bragging about, not hiding, season 2 viewership.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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No Democrats voted in favor of doing so.Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
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Local volunteers, who include refugees themselves, are doing the work that the outside world says should be done, and often better than any outsider could.Angelina Jolie, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
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Beijing has also softened its regulatory assault on Chinese technology companies and the property sector.Jacky Wong, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2023
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Zelenskyy has warned for weeks that Moscow aims to step up its assault after about two months of virtual stalemate along the front line that stretches across the south and east.Reuters, NBC News, 31 Jan. 2023
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“Paddling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paddling. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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