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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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The former are knee-deep into climate-change politics, which is all about shifting power to planners to forestall some cataclysmic scenario that the experts claim is inevitable.
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Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 20 Mar. 2026
While Toyosu is a bit out of the way, Planets is the larger and more immersive of the two, with engaging exhibits that include a room full of digital koi in knee-deep water, a forest of dangling orchids, and rooms of video game-like physical challenges to jump, balance, or wiggle through.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2026
While at the Galt House, the president did take time for some political banter, as Kentucky was knee-deep in a heated gubernatorial race.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Mar. 2026
His walk to York Street — through often nearly knee-deep snow — took about 20 minutes, sometimes in the middle of the street, sometimes on the sidewalk.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2026
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Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 20 Mar. 2026
While Toyosu is a bit out of the way, Planets is the larger and more immersive of the two, with engaging exhibits that include a room full of digital koi in knee-deep water, a forest of dangling orchids, and rooms of video game-like physical challenges to jump, balance, or wiggle through.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2026
While at the Galt House, the president did take time for some political banter, as Kentucky was knee-deep in a heated gubernatorial race.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Mar. 2026
His walk to York Street — through often nearly knee-deep snow — took about 20 minutes, sometimes in the middle of the street, sometimes on the sidewalk.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2026
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“Knee-deep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knee-deep. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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