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
Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 Jan. 2025
Other swabs and photographs were taken of the U-Haul, and another vehicle associated with Block’s girlfriend was searched.
Drones were put up in an effort to locate her.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2025
Sara Netzley, EW.com, 26 Nov. 2024
And all that blood on Edgar's face that MacDonough swabbed and had tested?
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Rather than relying on a cheek swab or a little blood, however, these cosmic DNA tests utilize tiny ripples in the fabric of spacetime called gravitational waves, first proposed by Albert Einstein 110 years ago.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 Jan. 2025
Other swabs and photographs were taken of the U-Haul, and another vehicle associated with Block’s girlfriend was searched.
Drones were put up in an effort to locate her.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2025
Verb
Carla Marino calls her kidnapper henchmen and instructs them to swab April-turned-Melinda's cheek for DNA.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 26 Nov. 2024
And all that blood on Edgar's face that MacDonough swabbed and had tested?
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swab
Noun
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During the theatrical flight, a sailor might run for a lifeboat with his pet black cat under his arm.—
Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Feb. 2025
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Angela Ford: Justine had developed a friendship with a Navy sailor there at Pensacola.—
Natalie Morales,
CBS News,
15 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Remove upper pan from double boiler (with the chocolate) and wipe bottom of pan to remove any water.—
Cathy Thomas,
Orange County Register,
3 Feb. 2025
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The platform was also wiped from the Apple App and Google Play stores.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Zoom in: The name change, first reported by Bloomberg, will affect everything from routine marine forecasts for mariners to tropical storm and hurricane forecasts.—
Andrew Freedman,
Axios,
13 Feb. 2025
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After the Nazis invaded Denmark during World War II, the US stepped up to help to protect Greenland, and Dans’ grandfather was part of that effort as a merchant mariner.—
Donie O'Sullivan,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Netflix has scrubbed Gascón from its FYC ads in the wake of the disclosure of her history of posting racist, anti-Muslim and other insensitive opinions on social media.—
Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2025
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Workers on a crane scrubbed the name from the stone front of its Washington headquarters.—
Michael Kunzelman,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Your mobile device is your lifeline in new territory, serving not only as a means of communication but also a GPS navigator, a language translator, and more.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Jan. 2025
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The sailors must be meteorologists, engineers, mechanics, navigators, and problem solvers all the time.—
George Allen,
Robb Report,
15 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Just brush the building rubble decorative walkway stones aside to enter.—
Pat Beall,
Orlando Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2025
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The most coordinated thing anyone does in the movie might be to gracefully and rhythmically brush the dirt off their feet before going to bed.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Those who find residue on their body can rinse the area with fresh water and scrape it off.—
Nathan Diller,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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The after: alone in a quiet kitchen, rinsing out wine glasses and marveling over how little the whole thing cost me.—
Kendra Vaculin,
Bon Appétit,
11 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Make sure your cleaning crew is cleaning the toilet prior to vacuuming and mopping your bathroom floors.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
9 Feb. 2025
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Health officials advise against stirring up materials and favor cleaning using a wet process – mopping – not leaf blowers.—
Francine Kiefer,
The Christian Science Monitor,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Swab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swab. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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