Antonyms for swab
swɒbswab

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   • Mop

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1. swabnoun

   implement consisting of a small piece of cotton that is used to apply medication or cleanse a wound or obtain a specimen of a secretion

   Synonyms:
   mop, swob

2. swab, swob, mopverb

   cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors

   Synonyms:
   mop, swob

3. swab, swobverb

   wash with a swab or a mop

   "swab the ship's decks"

   Synonyms:
   swob, dab

4. dab, swab, swobverb

   apply (usually a liquid) to a surface

   "dab the wall with paint"

   Synonyms:
   dab, swob, pat

How to use swab in a sentence?

1. Andrew Brooks:

   We can preserve precious personal protective equipment for use in patient care instead of testing. We can significantly increase the number of people tested each and every day as self-collection of saliva is more quick and scalable than swab collections, all of this combined will have a tremendous impact on testing in New Jersey and across United States.

2. Mark Eaker:

   Later that afternoon or evening, they tested her with a nose swab... but the nose swab came back negative.

3. Damian Caraballo:

   Caraballo said. Dr. Damian Caraballo was quarantined with his wife and kids in Tampa while awaiting his test results. (Contributed photo) Caraballos nasal test swab was sent out to California where he had to await the results for 6.5 days. Its been frustrated to see other countries -- like South Korea-- have widespread testing and their doctors wearing what looks like spacesuits to treat patients, he said. Meanwhile,the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is advising doctors dealing with a shortage of facemasks to use a bandana or scarf to care for COVID-19 patients as a last resort. Health care professionals without masks in contact with a COVID-19 patient are advised to stay away from work for 14 days, setting up a scenario for many more doctors and nurses to be absent from the frontlines. The CDC recommendations sound like were in athird world country.

4. Andy Reilly:

   Its unique because you come in and everythings geared toward COVID and health, near the hotel, they had youdo a full swab test, so they had nurses available to us, so its really professionally done to this point.

5. Megan Kingston:

   I go to bed early and the next morning, I woke up with a 102-degree fever. I went to my respiratory clinic and was swabbed for COVID and had a chest X-ray, which showed I had double pneumonia. They started me on antibiotics and sent me home. They called me back two days later for the swab results. I had tested positive for COVID. I ended up in the hospital that night.

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