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rubs

  • plural
    of rub.
    rub
    verb (used with object)
    to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, smoothing, polishing, coating, massaging, or soothing.
  • present tense form
    of rub (3rd person singular).
    rub
    verb (used with object)
    to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, smoothing, polishing, coating, massaging, or soothing.

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Margaret Keane’s big-eyed children gaze unabashedly at a girl sketched by Pablo Picasso, and cartoonist Rose O’Neill rubs elbows with Vincent van Gogh.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

I understand this rubs some people the wrong way, but Pride shouldn’t be about normalization; that’s just the happy byproduct.

From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026

"I love, love, love, love, love this toner," she says, as she rubs the translucent liquid into her skin.

From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026

Bear will embark on a slower-paced chapter on the Sunshine Coast with one of his former handlers, getting belly rubs and playing his favourite game, fetch.

From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026

Belle nudges Midnight’s flank; Midnight rubs his chin against her.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes