as in to pat
to touch or handle in a tender or loving manner
gently caressed her hair
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Its heat caresses a skewer of marshmallow-tender veal sweetbreads shining beneath a lip-sticky demi-glace.
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Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
Fluffy trims, shaggy coats, and plush knits are basically begging to be caressed.
—Laura Lajiness Kaupke, refinery29.com, 22 Aug. 2024
Sophia Bush’s Cass is back in the picture after that surprise kiss with Teddy, making Owen jealous by casually caressing Teddy’s arm in the elevator.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
Its 570 pages, written by hand, have been carefully sorted and caressed to life in a way that few modern books are.
—Joe Sills, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
Fluffy trims, shaggy coats, and plush knits are basically begging to be caressed.
—Laura Lajiness Kaupke, refinery29.com, 22 Aug. 2024
Sophia Bush’s Cass is back in the picture after that surprise kiss with Teddy, making Owen jealous by casually caressing Teddy’s arm in the elevator.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
Its 570 pages, written by hand, have been carefully sorted and caressed to life in a way that few modern books are.
—Joe Sills, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Caress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caress. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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