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swab

[swob] / swɒb /
VERB
clean
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


Example Sentences

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Most snakes were captured alive so scientists could swab their skin and collect blood samples before release.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

For $249, patients can order the test and mail in a swab, and after a few weeks they receive a GLP-1 “effectiveness score.”

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Vials such as these are used by medical professionals to transport swab samples taken from patients to laboratories for analysis, in order to determine whether the patient is suffering from an infection.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

So I got a small grant, bought a swab kit and spent a semester knocking on doors to ask classmates if I could sample the bacteria on their faces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Johnson ran the swab through the barrel of his piece.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers




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