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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2025
The Ransacker would construct makeshift alarms by placing objects on doorknobs.
—Ian Berry, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
While conducting a wellness check, police officers discovered Birchmore's body seated on the floor of her apartment with a luggage strap around her neck tied to a closet doorknob.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
Nothing looks more out of place than a bright yellow doorknob in a room full of dark and weighty antique furniture.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Doorknob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doorknob. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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doorknob
noun
door·knob
-ˌnäb 
: a knob that when turned releases a door latch
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