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
Lena Raab, Glamour, 16 Mar. 2025
To map the space station’s microbial world, Salido and his colleagues sent swabs up to space, where astronauts sampled hundreds of surfaces.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 27 Feb. 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
Wait a few minutes and then remove the slick with a cleaner and a cotton pad or swab.
—Lena Raab, Glamour, 16 Mar. 2025
To map the space station’s microbial world, Salido and his colleagues sent swabs up to space, where astronauts sampled hundreds of surfaces.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 27 Feb. 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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The next two were the dodo, whose extinction was facilitated by the arrival of Dutch sailors, who brought various invasive species on their ships, and the thylacine, a marsupial with the face of a fox and the stripes of a zebra.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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The unique language got its start thanks to a melting pot of inhabitants— Native Americans, English sailors, and pirates from a variety of places—all living together in one isolated location.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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During one post-coital scene, Viet wipes ejaculate from Nam’s naked body.—
Josh Slater-Williams,
IndieWire,
28 Mar. 2025
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Other moments included Nara getting her bridal makeup done, being walked down the aisle by her father and wiping Lucky's tears at the altar.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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It is highly recommended that mariners without the proper experience seek safe harbor prior to the onset of gale conditions.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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For any shipping hub to flourish in the early days of Great Lakes maritime trade, lighthouses were needed to warn mariners of shoals, and welcome boats to critical harbors which still dot the lakes.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In a move to avoid winding up in the crosshairs of the government’s campaign against DEI, Mattel scrubbed references tied to boosting diversity at the company.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2025
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The audio was quickly scrubbed on the social media pages for SNL.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Apr. 2025
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These navigators link impoverished Floridians with the network of religious and community organizations that support them and teach them how to take of themselves, according to Hope Florida’s supporters.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2025
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The Herald/Times found that the Department of Juvenile Justice’s ombudsman was working as a hope navigator.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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One micro-braided tendril brushed her face and a few were left free of the bun to fall over her shoulders.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
31 Mar. 2025
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Coat an 8-inch round cake pan with olive oil, line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper, and lightly brush the parchment with olive oil.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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After rinsing, use a cleaver or a very sharp knife to cut the beef tendon into 3- to 4-inch pieces.—
Vicky Hallett,
NPR,
1 Apr. 2025
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Pour 1/2 cup water into the roasting pan and rinse; pour this liquid into the soup pot. 5: Add tomato, potato, celery, parsnip, whole parsley sprigs, salt, thyme, garlic, bay leaf, and peppercorns to the pot.—
Nicole Sours Larson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Throw in a user-friendly phone app, a smart feature of avoiding carpets while mopping, all at a huge 39% price drop.—
Carlos Mejia,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2025
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No air purifier can completely purify your home air, so taking other steps like regularly vacuuming, mopping, and dusting is equally important.3 4.—
Daniel More,
Verywell Health,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Swab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swab. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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