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a
: sunk to the knees
knee-deep in mud
b
: deeply engaged or occupied
knee-deep in work
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Indulging in their family pastime, the Macleans find reprieve from their troubles and tragedies while knee-deep in the Blackfoot River.
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Derek Scancarelli, EW.com, 27 June 2025
Climbing 18,000 feet, through knee-deep snow in some years, and descending more than 23,000 feet into infernal canyons with temps bubbling up to 120 degrees, WSER isn’t a feat for mere mortals.
—Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 25 June 2025
Keep this fact in mind the next time a scary Jaws scene pops into your head while wading knee-deep into the whitecaps.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
There are teams still knee-deep in a full rebuild that don’t realistically have a shot at the playoffs, but hope to get there and become more competitive, such as the Chicago Blackhawks and San Jose Sharks.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 21 June 2025
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Derek Scancarelli, EW.com, 27 June 2025
Climbing 18,000 feet, through knee-deep snow in some years, and descending more than 23,000 feet into infernal canyons with temps bubbling up to 120 degrees, WSER isn’t a feat for mere mortals.
—Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 25 June 2025
Keep this fact in mind the next time a scary Jaws scene pops into your head while wading knee-deep into the whitecaps.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
There are teams still knee-deep in a full rebuild that don’t realistically have a shot at the playoffs, but hope to get there and become more competitive, such as the Chicago Blackhawks and San Jose Sharks.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 21 June 2025
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“Knee-deep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knee-deep. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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