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as in understanding
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as in scope
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as in to fathom
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Recent Examples of ken
John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Feb. 2022
Many of the items had been disabled by departing U.S. troops or are beyond the ken of Taliban fighters to operate.
—Tribune News Service, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2021
Horrifying but not outside my ken of credulity.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2021
What had been beyond the ken of my comprehension even into adolescence was a nuisance for this individual in their elementary school years.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 30 June 2010
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Noun
How pigeons get enough calories to stay alive and healthy until spring is beyond my ken.
—John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Feb. 2022
Many of the items had been disabled by departing U.S. troops or are beyond the ken of Taliban fighters to operate.
—Tribune News Service, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2021
Horrifying but not outside my ken of credulity.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2021
What had been beyond the ken of my comprehension even into adolescence was a nuisance for this individual in their elementary school years.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 30 June 2010
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ken
Noun
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The seats being full for the national anthem at each of their home playoff games is a sight not often seen at Southern California sporting events.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Her assignment was to help the Gaza Health Ministry restore access to health care in the north, where Israeli attacks had flattened nearly every building in sight.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
Noun
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But for this collective freedom to work, there must be some understanding among the group about basic structure.—
Steven D. Reske,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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This week both Hillsborough County and the City of Tampa approved a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Rays owners, which lays out a rough sketch of how a stadium at Hillsborough Community College would be funded with a public contribution of $976 million.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
Noun
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The exact scope and timing of layoffs remain mostly unknown.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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The policy should also require input from expert engineers and consultants to verify the scope and needs for all major projects, as well as careful reviews of all vendor contracts by qualified legal counsel prior to execution.—
Meily Perez,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2026
Verb
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The decision of the soap press to even cover the show proved contentious for the genre’s devotees, who just couldn’t fathom that publications were giving credence to a program that held the form in such contempt.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Not every one of the Padres’ 13 victories that have been earned by scoring the decisive run in the seventh inning or later falls into the category of virtually impossible to fathom.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2026
Noun
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In a beauty landscape increasingly centered around hybrid formulas, peptides offer genuine benefits to one’s pout.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
22 May 2026
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Working across mediums, Rowe depicts contemporary Native experience in her works on canvas and textiles of vibrant abstract landscapes.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
22 May 2026
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The cortex is composed of gray matter that’s responsible for high-level thinking, which plays a role in learning, memory, problem-solving, emotions and consciousness.—
Sara Novak,
Scientific American,
18 May 2026
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The gray matter in our brains as early teenagers is actually the fullest of our lives.—
Kara Alaimo,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Will some of our operations fall within the sanctions’ ambit?—
Zaharia-Gabriel Sidere,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2026
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Yet the kind of misrepresentations experienced by Tkachuk and Harris aren’t within the ambit of intimate imagery laws.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The result marks another trophy for the president’s collection in his ongoing bid to oust Republicans perceived as disloyal to him.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
17 May 2026
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Historically, Bundibugyo has been perceived as much less of a risk than the Zaire and Sudan ebolaviruses, because of the infrequency of the outbreaks and because it is believed the case fatality rate for this virus is lower than for Zaire and Sudan ebolaviruses.—
Helen Branswell,
STAT,
17 May 2026
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“Ken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ken. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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