stroked

verb

past tense of stroke
1
as in caressed
to touch or handle in a tender or loving manner the young mother gently stroked the sleeping child's brow and then leaned over and kissed him

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2
as in massaged
to praise too much a politician with a special gift for stroking fat-cat donors

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Recent Examples of stroked Afterwards, as Cheogyal puts it, the spiritual leader stroked his head with compassion. — CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026 But Argentina’s talisman stroked it wide of the net. — David Hickey, NBC news, 23 June 2026 Mihyia Davis stroked the next pitch off Slimp’s glove in left for a double and Williams moved to third. — Tim Willert, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026 After a popout to second by first baseman Jordan Woolery, shortstop Aleena Garcia stroked an RBI single to give the Bruins a 2-1 lead. — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026 Freddie Freeman stroked a two-out RBI single up the middle in the fifth inning to put the Dodgers ahead 3-0. — CBS News, 3 May 2026 Last weekend, after Petteys stroked three doubles in a victory over Creighton, the Bluejays showed her the ultimate respect, walking her four times, three intentionally, during the remainder of the series at Burrill Family Field, UConn taking two of three. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2026 In her first varsity at-bat the next day against Lincoln-Way Central, Krauchun stroked a single up the middle. — Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026 Ferrer then went back to the sinker, placed the 98 mph pitch on the outside edge of the plate and Merrill stroked it to left, clearing the bases for a walk-off win in front the remnants of a sellout crowd of 46,095. — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stroked
  1. caressed
  2. massaged
  3. patted
  4. praised
  5. congratulated
  6. commended
  7. applauded
  8. puffed
Verb
  • Kikuko cried out as her father’s hand slowly caressed her chest.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Electric Bleu is French food caressed with California seasonality and the occasional pop of Aussie nostalgia.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
Definition of caressed
Verb
  • Words have been parsed over, ideas about location, production design, costume, lighting have all been carefully massaged even up to the day of photography.
    — Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Deirdre massaged my limbs while the cups went to work on my perpetually achy upper back.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
Definition of massaged
Verb
  • Merrill helped Tatis to his feet and patted him on the chest.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • When an excitable teenager cut in front of my dad, Frankenstein — without saying a word — gestured for the kid to be patient and wait, patted my dad on the back and posed for a picture.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of patted
Verb
  • The statement urged cities to cooperate with ICE and praised the work of immigration officers.
    — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Fermin praised the unidentified good Samaritan who intervened.
    — Abby Dodge, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of praised
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  • Walter put a take-it-or-leave-it bid on the table so high — hundreds of millions above where the other bidders had been in the process — that former Dodgers owner Frank McCourt called off the auction and congratulated Walter.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The former Vanderpump star says no one from her former Bravo family has congratulated her on House of Stassi’s success, except for Tom Schwartz.
    — McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of congratulated
Verb
  • Chambers commended the officers who were in the area and responded quickly.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Hemingway commended Salinger, then a twenty-five-year-old staff sergeant, on his short stories, and the two conversed for hours.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of commended
Verb
  • Commencement speakers are getting booed offstage for mentioning it, even as breakthroughs in medicine and service delivery are applauded elsewhere.
    — Brett White, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Reaction to the law Some law enforcement leaders have applauded the new buffer zone law.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of applauded
Verb
  • Bake in preheated oven, rotating pans from top to bottom halfway through, until danishes are puffed and deep golden brown, 12-15 minutes.
    — Torie Cox, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Bake pâte à choux side by side until golden brown and puffed, 32–35 minutes.
    — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of puffed

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