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caresses

  • plural
    of caress.
    caress
    noun
    an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
  • present tense form
    of caress (3rd person singular).
    caress
    noun
    an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.

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In Ain Ebel's cemetery, Jallad caresses her son's tombstone, surrounded by women trying to comfort her.

From Barron's ● Mar. 16, 2026

In the video, a gray pit bull named Valerio stood on a woman’s lap, furiously wagging his tail as he accepted her caresses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026

We see Ella Fitzgerald at New York’s Basin Street East in the mid-1950s; her eyes closed, she gently leans into a microphone that she caresses with both hands.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

But the constantly shifting tone of “Pacific Overtures” demands sharp slashes of satire as much as soft caresses, and those feel flatter than would be optimal.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 20, 2023

He gathers my hair into his hands and caresses the back of my neck before letting the lei fall into place.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon