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paddle

[pad-l] / ˈpæd l /
NOUN
item used for propelling object
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They felt that given black labs’ ability to swim and Sadie’s age — 5 years old — she was likely still alive and swimming, or paddling.

From Los Angeles Times

You can even pretend to switch the gears in models with the steering wheel-mounted shift paddles.

From MarketWatch

“I often get to climb, rappel, hike, bike or paddle some sections of the race—usually the most fun parts!”

From The Wall Street Journal

“I was on the case, I had to go down there and see it,” said Zurales, who on Tuesday decided to take a surfboard and paddle out to the bubbles and get some answers.

From Los Angeles Times

“When I’m playing, it zones out,” Anna Leigh Waters says of that unmistakable, plastic pop, pop, pop distinct to the wildly popular paddle sport—and a bane to fussy condo boards everywhere.

From The Wall Street Journal