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Recent Examples of knight
Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
She was included in the 2025 Time 100 list and was named a knight of France’s Legion of Honour.
—Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Apr. 2026
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
There are 10 others — a bear, dragon, fox, knight, lion, marauder, mustang, red panda, watchman and wolf — that will be narrowed to a final three via a public voting process that ends Friday.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
She was included in the 2025 Time 100 list and was named a knight of France’s Legion of Honour.
—Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Apr. 2026
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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Things changed once Jalen Brunson, the prince who was promised, arrived in 2022.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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Now, the Duchy of Cornwall serves as William’s ‘trust fund,’ generating a $20 to $30 million annual salary for the prince and his family each year.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
25 May 2026
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 35 points and nine assists, but for the eighth consecutive season the NBA will have a new champion.—
Tim Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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The Spurs outlasted the reigning champions, Oklahoma City Thunder 111-103 in a tense deciding game.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
31 May 2026
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Garrincha was characterised as childish and moronic in psychological tests commissioned by the Brazilian federation before that tournament in Sweden and was then left out of their first two games.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Co-commissioned by the Pacific Symphony, the 32-minute instrumental piece combines music, panoramic visual imagery and a live narration of quotations from America’s past.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
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Meyer, 37, recently reenlisted in the Marines as a reservist some 15 years after being awarded of Medal of Honor for his service in the Middle East.—
Adam Carlson,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
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The Israeli military said explosive drones launched by Hezbollah had fallen within Israeli territory, and one Israeli reservist soldier had been severely injured.—
Mitchell McCluskey,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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Their decision to lift some restrictions this week came as negotiators appeared to be closing in on a more permanent truce.—
Amir-Hussein Radjy,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2026
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Clark returned to the starting lineup and scored a team-high 22 points to help lift Indiana to its third consecutive victory.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
28 May 2026
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Set in the lush forests and fields of northeastern France, this excitingly offbeat first feature from Sarah Arnold depicts a gory factional war between hunters and farmers, haves and have-nots, with one depressed fish-out-of-water gendarme caught in the middle.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
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Enter Orsolya, who shows up at the door with some gendarmes and an official eviction notice and gives Ion twenty minutes to quit the premises.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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And access to health care and drinking water should be improved.—
Tommy Trenchard,
NPR,
31 May 2026
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Lewis was unapologetic about his efforts to use the courts as a vehicle for improving the lives of ordinary Floridians, and especially those who struggled.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
31 May 2026
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Perhaps most notably, the annual opera program will divert from the Pacific Symphony’s traditional Verdi and Puccini Italian operatic warhorses.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
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But these warhorses have been rejuvenated in startling ways.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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“Knight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knight. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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