as in to shake down
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Recent Examples of pat down
Mason’s lawsuit argues his injuries were preventable and that East administrators, including Anderson, did not have adequate training on how to search and pat down students.
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Jessica Seaman, The Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2025
Roll any remaining dough into a ball, and pat down to form another round.
—Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
Simply remove the film from the sheet, apply it to your face for 10-20 minutes and pat down the remaining formula for best results.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
In her very first dinner service, Alex is coerced into patting down a man’s groin with a tea towel.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2025
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Jessica Seaman, The Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2025
Roll any remaining dough into a ball, and pat down to form another round.
—Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
Simply remove the film from the sheet, apply it to your face for 10-20 minutes and pat down the remaining formula for best results.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
In her very first dinner service, Alex is coerced into patting down a man’s groin with a tea towel.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pat down
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Before Clint enters a back-room poker game in the store where the enforcer needs to shake down one of the players, Hank runs down the top five underdog movies of all time.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2025
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The memo frames DSTs as nothing more than attempt by foreign governments to shake down American technology businesses.—
Andrew Leahey,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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As the ball is nearing Thuram… … Barella moves forward to receive the pass, and Dumfries starts his third-man run down the right wing.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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The boy then ran down the left shoulder as cars and trucks raced by, the drivers not realizing what was occurring, the video showed.—
Caleb Lunetta,
Mercury News,
29 Apr. 2025
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And the narrative power of this season, the thing that keeps you reading, is the lure of finding out which one of them is true.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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Hopefully, Henry can rifle off another near 2,000-yard season to help catapult Baltimore to the big show.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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While agents were rifling around the rapper’s 11,376 square foot home at 2 Star Island Drive, a Miami Herald photograph captured the chaotic scene outside.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2025
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They were taken to local hospitals while police searched the campus for the shooter.—
Nathan Solis,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2025
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Crow-Armstrong could be on his way to his first All-Star selection this year, while the Mets are searching for answers in centerfield.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
Verb
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While Shaw is back in Iowa and Brown is scuffling as a starter, Busch has been raking as well.—
Jon Greenberg,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Netflix came in second among all media companies, raking … Full Story COMING UP Tomorrow’s news today: Stay ahead of the political trends by signing up for The Hill’s Evening Report newsletter.—
Miranda Nazzaro,
The Hill,
15 Apr. 2025
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For the study, published in the Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, scientists reviewed more than a dozen previous papers, including data on nearly 6,000 distance runners.—
Brian Mastroianni,
Health,
9 May 2025
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Most players who aren’t reviewing the game should feel comfortable skipping these scenes and getting back to the action as quickly as possible.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 May 2025
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The Butte County District Attorney’s Office, the county’s Officer Involved Shooting Protocol Team and the state Department of Justice were investigating the incident.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
10 May 2025
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An electrical tower that was being removed to investigate the source of the Eaton fire was damaged while being lifted by a helicopter.—
Salvador Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
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“Pat down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pat%20down. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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