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rubbed
verb as in stroke, massage
Example Sentences
The lack of soul-searching clearly rubbed CNN panelists the wrong way, as the Democratic Party's army of consultants appeared to be running away from their results before the ink dried on their checks.
A pencil was rubbed along the ball of the patient’s foot.
But instead of pushing back, he rubbed Porsha’s arms, trying to comfort her.
The former IndyCar and F1 driver was viewed as a divisive figure who had rubbed people up the wrong way with what was seen to be his confrontational approach to trying to secure an entry.
It has rubbed off on everyone in the organization.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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