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Rub the loin with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper.

Rub pork loin with paprika, Cajun seasoning, parsley, onion powder, garlic powder, sugar, salt, and pepper.

The rub is that these devices have been in short supply lately.

Maybe the cleric can rub his own magic lamp, and ask it to explain the concept known as brain drain.

When you get a new one they tell you to put coco-butter on your fingers and rub it a lot so it won't show so much.

And, old ink pot, tuck a horse blanket under my chin, and rub me down with brickbats while I feed!

Others again put the varnish on and rub it off in places to resemble the wear of age.

But indeed, it was useless to rub her eyes, the dwarfs did not vanish, and so she was obliged to believe that they were real.

She would put her paws on his shoulders, and rub his face, and purr in a most contented manner.

If he were to rub one of these pictures when dry, he would find it almost entirely removable from the glass.

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On this page you'll find 151 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to rub, such as: abrasion, attrition, brushing, caress, friction, and grinding.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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