The Lovejoy comet is expected to make an appearance in the Earth’s skies in the hours before it grazes the solar surface from a distance of only 140,000 kilometers at about midnight Friday UTC.
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Grazes
//ˈɡɹeɪzɪz//
Synonyms for "grazes" (139 found)
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Closest matches (28)
Strong matches (42)
Related words (69)
impingenceinjurekisslambencylaplicklight touchlive onmeatmessnudgeosculateosculationpasturepasture onpatpeckpickprey onprovision
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raprasprazeregalericochetrubrub awayrub offrub outrufflesatisfyscourscrapescratchscrubscuffsense of touchshavesideswipeskimskinskipskirtsnapsqueak bystrokesustainsweeptactile sensetactiontangencytaptentative contacttentative poketickletiptouchtouch lightlytouch upontouchingwearwear awaywhiskwhisperwine and dinewound
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Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
My beloved is mine and I of my beloved, who grazes among lilies. Before the breeze blows, before the shadows flee, return, my beloved, imitate a gazelle or a young fawn through the mountains of Bether.
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