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Recent Examples of knight
Justin Porter, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Characters appeared to be sitting on air at one point in a movie about the misadventures of knights.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Mar. 2025
Ross Terrell, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025
Hours after his fall 2025 Dior Men show, the designer Kim Jones was knighted a Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur, France’s highest civilian honor.
—Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 25 Jan. 2025
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Noun
By drawing on American folk tales and Southern Gothic literature, the action-adventure video game South of Midnight stands apart in a field crowded with Vikings, spartans, samurai, knights and sorcerers.
—Justin Porter, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Characters appeared to be sitting on air at one point in a movie about the misadventures of knights.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
But here, you get knighted for simply being devoted.
—Ross Terrell, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025
Hours after his fall 2025 Dior Men show, the designer Kim Jones was knighted a Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur, France’s highest civilian honor.
—Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knight
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Last month, the British prince made a rare appearance for a two-day hearing.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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The National’s program also includes director Robert Hastie’s production of Hamlet, starring Olivier Award-winning actor Hiran Abeysekera (Life of Pi) as the Danish prince at the Lyttelton Theatre from September.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
1 May 2025
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The six-time CIF champions fell narrowly to Mira Mesa for the title Fast-forward to 2025, and the Patriots found themselves once again in the Championship match — the program’s fifth appearance in the past seven years.—
Clark Fahrenthold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 May 2025
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What should have been an incredibly nerve-racking week for Liverpool and their fans is now simply just people being excited about watching the Premier League’s new champions play again.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
11 May 2025
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Gastelum was commissioned as a police officer on Sept. 23, 2022.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Apr. 2025
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New furnishings were commissioned by the Eve Branson Foundation from local blacksmiths in Asni, and from artisans in Marrakech.—
Jennifer Leigh Parker,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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The staff flexes up and down as the need arises, with roughly 12,000 employees who respond as reservists or local temporary hires.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Tim Parlatore, Hegseth's personal attorney, works at the Pentagon as a Navy reservist assigned to Hegseth's office.—
Luis Martinez,
ABC News,
20 Apr. 2025
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To further lift morale, staff organised a barbecue at the training ground, which went down well with the players.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
11 May 2025
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Colorful murals, many by women artists, greeted me at every turn; one by illustrator Brooke Smart, depicting women lifting each other up, reflects the ethos of the district.—
Carley Thornell,
Travel + Leisure,
11 May 2025
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Good thing the gendarmes were so generous.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2025
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The resulting bloodshed brings the pair of goofy gendarmes into bewildered action, as the Zero cavalry trots in on short-legged white horses and Jony, Line, Rudy, and the local One leader, Jane (Anamaria Vartolomei), deploy on their respective sides.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
11 Mar. 2025
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He’s had to be patient this season while training under Stanley, a new coach who wanted to improve Dezeurn’s stride.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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Get regular exercise: Walking and swimming are effective ways to help improve your vascular (vein) health.—
Sarah Hudgens,
Health,
2 May 2025
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Ride Giannis Into the Paint—and the Pacers Into the Ground With no Lillard for now, the Bucks’ offensive warhorse is back to full-time duty.—
Brian Sampson,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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The National Symphony Orchestra is planning warhorses by Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich and world premieres by Carlos Simon, the Kennedy Center’s composer in residence; Valerie Coleman; and others.—
Javier C. Hernández,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Knight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knight. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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