knob

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Recent Examples of knob The on/off lever, complete with a cherry red knob, adds a burst of contrast to the otherwise monochrome frame. Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 20 June 2025 Clean the base of the toilet that is on the floor and all the knobs, too. Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 14 June 2025 There’s no mistaking the Bunion at mile four: Grab a perch on the rocky knob and revel in the panorama of peaks and valleys radiating beneath your boots. Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan, Outside Online, 6 June 2025 The knob has a strong tactile feel for definite control while font colors on the display change depending on the audio codec being used. Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for knob
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knob
Noun
  • Still, office space is the largest chunk of cash net operating income (NOI), at just over half.
    Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Unlike other characters that need to jump on enemies to defeat them, DK can throw an endless stream of haymaker punches in all directions and can even rip chunks of rock and the ground itself out to throw with precision.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • That means, as Hercules, buoyant Brady is asked to present little beyond a sweet-natured, naive hunk celebrated for his gym membership and gleaming dentistry.
    David Benedict, Variety, 24 June 2025
  • Come here for breakfast, and tear off a hunk of a just-out-of-the-oven baguette, slather it with salted premium French butter, sip great coffee, and kick off your day.
    Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Noun
  • This smooths out the distribution of axions within galaxies, preventing the formation of smaller clumps and ultra-dense cores.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 25 June 2025
  • Because smaller clumps of dark matter cause less extreme warping, this sensitivity will allow researchers to detect and characterize smaller, less massive dark matter structures.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • He was being held on a $100,000 bond and wad scheduled to appear at Rockville Superior Court on Friday.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 7 June 2025
  • His lab, the Kaplan Lab, is strewn with the substance, stacked with cases of silk cocoons and wads of silk from around the world, all awaiting their transformation into new forms.
    Amy Paturel, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Then Domokos and the chief engineer of the model spotted a glob of stray glue clinging to one of its vertices.
    Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 25 June 2025
  • There were globs of stuff coming out of me, like sheets of it.
    Essence, Essence, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The grill has a large hopper, which Masterbuilt claims holds up to 12 hours’ worth of lump charcoal, and feeds the heat to the cook chamber via a fan.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 3 July 2025
  • Stay away from any watermelons that are shiny, unevenly shaped, or have visible damage, including bruises, cuts, soft spots, bulges, or lumps.
    Brittany Poulson, Verywell Health, 2 July 2025

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“Knob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knob. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.

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