as in to shake down
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Recent Examples of pat down
But Astudillo Aguirre’s attorney argued that the officers lacked any probable cause to pat down the couple or search the vehicle.
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Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
Roll any remaining dough into a ball, and pat down to form another round.
—Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
Bring all of your belongs our Exclusive slaves will be there by 11:45 to pick you up in a Large Brown van, Be prepared to get searched and patted down once inside of the plantation A 1st cabin to your right !
—Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 8 Nov. 2024
Some passengers are also scanned with a wand or patted down.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 23 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for pat down
Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
Roll any remaining dough into a ball, and pat down to form another round.
—Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
Bring all of your belongs our Exclusive slaves will be there by 11:45 to pick you up in a Large Brown van, Be prepared to get searched and patted down once inside of the plantation A 1st cabin to your right !
—Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 8 Nov. 2024
Some passengers are also scanned with a wand or patted down.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 23 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for pat down
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pat down
Verb
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The apparent shakedown — and evidence definitively linking the seven 2024 shootings — have led police to investigate the possibility that the incidents are part of attempts to shake down local businesses.—
Nate Gartrell,
The Mercury News,
2 Feb. 2025
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Now, Japan is finding out via news stories the ways in which Trump might rock Japan’s 2025 — from tariffs on autos to the weak yen to shaking down Tokyo for multibillion-dollar payments to maintain U.S. troop levels.—
William Pesek,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The trend over the past two years of the relative strength of shipments compared to the weakness of new orders, unfilled orders, and inventories appears to indicate that companies have been burning off their backlogs and running down work-in-progress inventories.—
Jason Schenker,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Listen to this article About a dozen other hikers were nearby Sunday morning when a young man running down the popular Cowles Mountain trail in San Carlos stopped and fired a gun at a group of young men holding rocks who were chasing him and his female companion, according to a witness.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Later, Ju-yeon finds out that Park Jae-yeong was not a fellow victim of the attack, but was actually in on the whole thing.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
4 Apr. 2025
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The problem will be finding out which is able to do a deal with De Laurentiis.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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As Max Muncy waved through strike three on an elevated fastball, Realmuto popped up from his crouch and rifled Taylor down.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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Taking a short pass along the boards at the right point, Hutson rifled a 50-foot shot which sailed past Cornell goaltender Ian Shane (40 saves), prompting a wild on-ice celebration.—
Barry Scanlon,
Boston Herald,
29 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Authorities in London are searching for an 11-year-old girl who went missing in the River Thames while on a day off from school.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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After running the financial models and tallying the costs associated with the new levies, Liss set off to Asia in March to search for an alternative business plan.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Each year, rake away debris from the base of the plant to help get rid of overwintering pests and apply fresh mulch.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2025
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The outbreak of tornadoes raked through towns under the cover of darkness — the most dangerous and deadly time for a tornado outbreak.—
Eric Zerkel,
CNN,
15 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Haas, Tyron, and Gutierrez remain in police custody at the Smith County Jail in Tyler, Texas, according to inmate records reviewed by PEOPLE this week.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Friday’s news conference was held while police were actively investigating the city’s most recent homicide, which left a mother dead outside her south Kansas City home Friday.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2025
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The family also alleges they were subjected to abusive treatment during their detention and removal, and their lawyers have asked the DHS watchdog to investigate.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Pat down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pat%20down. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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