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Recent Examples of knight
Mary Dzon, The Conversation, 12 Dec. 2025
One resembled a knight's helmet wrought with leaves.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 June 2025
The Oscar-winning Darkest Hour and Slow Horses actor has been knighted by King Charles III in the monarch’s birthday honors.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 June 2025
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Noun
Christ pulls him out of a tiny hole, like a gallant medieval knight rescuing a maiden in distress.
—Mary Dzon, The Conversation, 12 Dec. 2025
One resembled a knight's helmet wrought with leaves.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025
Verb
Fry, who was recently knighted for services to the environment, mental health awareness and charity, serves as vice-president of conservation charity Fauna & Flora International.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 June 2025
The Oscar-winning Darkest Hour and Slow Horses actor has been knighted by King Charles III in the monarch’s birthday honors.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knight
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Defense lawyer Antony White, in a calm and gentle tone, began to put questions to Harry to determine if the sourcing of the articles, in fact, had come from royal correspondents working their sources at official events or from friends or associates of the prince.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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The prince actually is trying to find a way to reconcile with his father, and perhaps with other members of his family.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Michigan printed and sold the 2023 national champions T-shirts, hats and coffee mugs.—
Mac Engel
January 13,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Jan. 2026
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In a matter of eight days, the Hornets (14-26) have gone from pummeling the defending champion in Oklahoma City to losing consecutive games at home to Toronto and Indiana in gut-wrenching fashion to recording the largest margin of victory on the road in franchise history by pounding Utah.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Jan. 2026
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The survey, commissioned by Hers, a digital women’s health company that recently launched a perimenopause and menopause care program, probed 1,500 women in America from diverse geographic and racial backgrounds who were at different stages of midlife.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
21 Jan. 2026
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During the home’s expansion years, the Mitchells also commissioned Italian artist Bosch to create a series of Don Quixote tile murals for the courtyard—details that still speak to the estate’s early ambition and cultural reach.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
21 Jan. 2026
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Big Bill is Bill Ivey, a Smokies wildlife ranger and a marine reservist who is six feet six.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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In response, the IDF terminated the reservist’s military service.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Dec. 2025
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Todd, who was not injured, managed to make her way down the hiking trail and call for help, which resulted in a rescue helicopter from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island lifting Mutchler in effort to transport her to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
22 Jan. 2026
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Not to mention, with just one spritz, my mood is immediately lifted.—
Alyssa Morin,
InStyle,
22 Jan. 2026
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That includes Jan Laureys (Willem De Schryver), who never wanted to be a gendarme in the first place.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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Some 80,000 police and gendarmes were set to be deployed throughout the day, including riot units, drones and armored vehicles.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Carolina Panthers’ defense improved in almost every major statistical category from 2024 to 2025.—
Mike Kaye
January 8,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2026
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Tapascott said everything improves when weight drops, from acceleration to braking and efficiency.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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Osgood Perkins’ Keeper wants to add a few wrinkles to this old warhorse’s mix.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
14 Nov. 2025
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Peeke, a warhorse all night, stepped into it and blasted a slapper that broke through Ullmark and hit the post.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Knight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knight. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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