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as in understanding
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as in scope
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as in to fathom
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Recent Examples of ken
John Schandelmeier,
Anchorage Daily News,
27 Feb. 2022
Many of the items had been disabled by departing U.S. troops or are beyond the ken of Taliban fighters to operate.
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Tribune News Service,
Arkansas Online,
5 Sep. 2021
Horrifying but not outside my ken of credulity.
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Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2021
What had been beyond the ken of my comprehension even into adolescence was a nuisance for this individual in their elementary school years.
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Razib Khan,
Discover Magazine,
30 June 2010
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How pigeons get enough calories to stay alive and healthy until spring is beyond my ken.
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John Schandelmeier,
Anchorage Daily News,
27 Feb. 2022
Many of the items had been disabled by departing U.S. troops or are beyond the ken of Taliban fighters to operate.
—
Tribune News Service,
Arkansas Online,
5 Sep. 2021
Horrifying but not outside my ken of credulity.
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Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2021
What had been beyond the ken of my comprehension even into adolescence was a nuisance for this individual in their elementary school years.
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Razib Khan,
Discover Magazine,
30 June 2010
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ken
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Key strategies involve always keeping the larger objective in sight, providing AI with clear context on purpose and audience.
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The Tustin Summer Academy is full of sights and sounds, and smells, that aren’t usually associated with a traditional summer camp.
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Kaplan hopes better understanding of that pathway eventually could help skin diseases such as chronic eczema.
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After my first World Cup, my understanding of my grandparents’ home country became one-dimensional, existing solely through the lens of soccer.
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The analyst sees scope for further penetration of this tool as advertisers using the product are increasing spending at nearly twice the rate of non-users.
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Tensions peaked over what many Venezuelans viewed as an inadequate response by the government, whose soldiers, firefighters, police and military cadets were evidently underprepared to respond to the scope of the tragedy.
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Of course, the average person can't fathom this.
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The amount of love and support from our Colorado Springs community and beyond is overwhelming to fathom.
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Peyton Watson’s free agency landscape Part of Denver’s vision for a team with more shot creation involves Watson, of course.
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But the political landscape in Miami has shifted since then.
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And other researchers have observed temporary reductions in gray matter volume and shifts in neural connectivity during the menopause transition — followed in many cases by stabilization afterward.
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The researchers measured the participants’ vitamin C levels using blood samples and performed MRI scans to calculate the volume of gray matter and white matter in their brains.
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Yet the kind of misrepresentations experienced by Tkachuk and Harris aren’t within the ambit of intimate imagery laws.
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When infused with the power of a rising hegemon, those men were capable of actions that expanded their empire’s ambit.
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Burnham is perceived to be to the political left of Starmer – an asset with Labour members – and is acknowledged as one of the party’s best communicators.
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Allegations of antisemitism roil high school graduation One high school graduation in North Carolina was the subject of controversy when a valedictorian's speech was perceived by many as a racist dog whistle, reported the Wilmington StarNews, part of the USA TODAY Network.
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“Ken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ken. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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