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- noun Plural form of
stroke . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
stroke .
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Examples
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- Making spots look natural and not like brush-strokes is very hard.
Conclusions after another try-out with face-paint nathreee 2009
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There are pages scanned so well you can actually see the brush strokes from the inking process.
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When Willow brushed it, I felt the strokes from the top of my head all the way down my back.
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"I played my heart out and it didn't work," said Furyk, who started the final round three strokes from the lead.
USATODAY.com - Ogilvy grabs U.S. Open when Mickelson, Montgomerie stumble 2006
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AB people tend to push very frequently and in short strokes, so the chair movement doesn't 'flow' like it does when an experienced user is pushing.
The night before the race and "inner voices" Elizabeth McClung 2008
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Woods started the final round six strokes from the lead, but his confidence was building.
USATODAY.com - Campbell bests faltering Goosen, surging Tiger at U.S. Open 2005
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The individual medley, which incorporates all four swim strokes, is his signature event.
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She kept attacking Schiavone high to the backhand and won points with unrelenting strokes from the baseline.
USATODAY.com - Shaughnessy, Rubin give U.S. a 2-0 lead in Fed Cup 2003
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He got into trouble in the first round by losing four strokes from the bunker in a round of 74.
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The family: Muguette and Collette Boisis are beautiful sisters who run a bike shop in the shadow of the Arc d'Triomphe, a dozen fast pedal strokes from the Tour finish line.
USATODAY.com - Tour notebook: Food, friends, other finds 2002
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