kenned

Definition of kennednext
past tense of ken, chiefly Scottish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for kenned
Verb
  • Shortly after he was apprehended.
    Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 30 May 2026
  • Daunte Pugh, 43, was apprehended by 45th Precinct detectives on Tuesday morning, officials said.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • While Liden’s displacement and depersonalization of private property in Unheimlich Manöver could be perceived as the inversion of Darboven’s cocooning, the artists share a preoccupation with the silent speech of objects and with language as a spatial entity.
    Erika Landström, Artforum, 2 June 2026
  • Food buyers are looking for authenticity Consumers are willing to pay more for products perceived as unique, traditional or carefully sourced — and that willingness is driving real changes in how food is sold.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
Verb
  • Everybody has an accent, including you, and depending on who’s listening, a person may not be understood.
    Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
  • These have yielded Crave comedy Slo Pitch from Page Boy, while more details from the series coming from Seth Rogen’s Point Great via its deal with Lionsgate are understood to be coming soon.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • Neither Cadillac nor Lincoln, both originally manufactured in Detroit, could have fathomed their legacies.
    James Raia, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
  • This was a scene even the most loyal Indiana fans couldn’t have fathomed when Curt Cignetti was hired to coach major college football’s losingest program in 2023.
    Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The company expects a little more of an impact in its Q2, but Cook said it’s fully comprehended in the above Street outlook of 48% to 49%.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Everyone in town knew about my mother but most of my friends and their parents had never met her.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
  • Detectives subsequently went door to door at every apartment in the complex looking for anyone who knew Samuel.
    Christopher Harris, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
    R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
  • There’s shift happening in vacationing where slower routines are appreciated and schedules are not packed with events.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 June 2026
Verb
  • But such reckless rebuke of the powers that shape their lives is dangerous, and Tomás’s agitation gives him the appearance of a man possessed.
    Rachel Vorona Cote, Vulture, 2 June 2026
  • In Wells, after accepting the commutation, the defendant-petitioner argued that the president possessed the authority to issue only absolute pardons, not conditional ones, and that the petitioner’s acceptance of the conditional pardon was made under duress.
    Robert Radick, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
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“Kenned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kenned. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.

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