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Recent Examples of knob
In this case, regulation can be more responsive to nuances of context, and the regulatory knobs are tunable rather than being just on/off.
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Philip Ball,
Quanta Magazine,
18 June 2026
Of course, Macy is not actually spending late nights at the distillery twisting knobs and loading the wash into fermenters.
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Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
14 June 2026
The screen shows headset battery life and audio signal information, and the knob adjusts the headset volume.
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Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
14 June 2026
Think drawer pulls and knobs in a matching color to create a cohesive look.
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Jane Kim,
The Spruce,
11 June 2026
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Philip Ball,
Quanta Magazine,
18 June 2026
Of course, Macy is not actually spending late nights at the distillery twisting knobs and loading the wash into fermenters.
—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
14 June 2026
The screen shows headset battery life and audio signal information, and the knob adjusts the headset volume.
—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
14 June 2026
Think drawer pulls and knobs in a matching color to create a cohesive look.
—
Jane Kim,
The Spruce,
11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knob
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Some politicians endorsed it as a move to stop corporate landlords from being able to outbid families, and buying up large chunks of local housing markets with cash offers.
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Foreman had infamously had chunks of his body cut and carved out before he was killed.
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His torso and thighs grow eye-poppingly muscular beneath their skimpy fur-and-leather togs—a development that does not go unnoticed by a warrior named Red Hair, who plucks the young hunk from his post and tosses him into the prime time of the gladiator pit.
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The actor is also well-aware of Almanzo’s heartthrob status — hey, someone in Walnut Grove had to be the town hunk!
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Now the players were clumps of broken petals on grass.
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Mature clumps can be propagated by division in spring.
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The alpha heroes of 1980s romances—ranch owners, corporate raiders, anyone played by Michael Douglas—tended to be emotionally constipated anti-feminists intent on dominating the opposite sex by using testosterone and wads of cash.
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And Lamanna’s coauthor Jingmai O’Connor, vertebrate paleontologist and associate curator of fossil reptiles at Chicago’s Field Museum, also pointed out wads of bone found in the Changma Basin resemble pellets that owls regurgitate after feeding on prey.
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Throughout the week, nightstands tend to collect books, cups, charging cords, and the occasional water ring and glob of lotion residue, too.
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Instead of being rolled, the enchiladas are stacked with slivers of tortilla, then topped with the familiar glob of cheese.
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Far from lumps of rock, the trojans, along with DJ and Dinkinesh (which is the Ethiopian name for the Lucy fossil), are windows into the past, and the storytellers of the Earth's most ancient history.
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Rather than receiving a lump-sum loan upfront, borrowers can access a credit line as needed during the draw period (up to the credit limit).
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“Knob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knob. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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