as in to pat
to touch or handle in a tender or loving manner
gently caressed her hair
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Recent Examples of caress
With her usual mastery of dynamics, Laferte starts out sweetly caressing each phrase.
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Jon Pareles, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Breaths that came as strong as fingers caressed me, travelling the length of me, beginning to tease and probe.
—Hazlitt, 12 Mar. 2025
Breaths that came as strong as fingers caressed me, travelling the length of me, beginning to tease and probe.
—Hazlitt, 12 Mar. 2025
The men caress fruit, sometimes toying with a stem on their tongue.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN, 9 Mar. 2025
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Jon Pareles, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Breaths that came as strong as fingers caressed me, travelling the length of me, beginning to tease and probe.
—Hazlitt, 12 Mar. 2025
Breaths that came as strong as fingers caressed me, travelling the length of me, beginning to tease and probe.
—Hazlitt, 12 Mar. 2025
The men caress fruit, sometimes toying with a stem on their tongue.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caress
Verb
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Sprinkle spice mixture on both sides of ribs, gently patting to coat.—
Jasmine Smith,
Southern Living,
23 May 2025
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The show lives in these blue-collar pockets of ‘flyover America,’ but doesn’t make a big deal about it or pat itself on the back.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2025
Verb
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Interacting with a pet, such as stroking them, can ease the mind and boost the sense of tranquility.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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His purpose is solely to stroke his outsized, narcissistic ego to compete with other authoritarian countries such as Russia and North Korea.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
12 May 2025
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“Caress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caress. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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