kenned

past tense of ken, chiefly Scottish

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Verb
  • In 2000, Tucker was apprehended and sentenced to 13 years in prison at the Federal Medical Center in Fort Worth.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office apprehended and booked Thomas Brown, 31, in connection to the deaths.
    Julie Mendes, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This aspect will always cast her apart, even today, in the sense that a woman’s naked body is still perceived by audiences as something that stands out for some absurd reason, unfortunately.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Aho is a franchise center with two-way substance that outweighs what’s perceived to be a lack of offensive dynamism.
    The Athletic NHL, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Laughter from the crowd breaks the tension of what could have been understood as metaphor for Netanyahu’s actions.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Jane Goodall and her friend saw strangers in a jungle, reached out their hands, and began a friendship that changed how humans understood our place in the world.
    Scott Simon, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • For reasons nobody has ever quite fathomed, people finally became receptive to the concept.
    Brian Santo, IEEE Spectrum, 7 Nov. 2019
Verb
  • Then one day, the teacher asked if anyone knew about the Holocaust.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The parents of Krysta Tsukahara allege that the company that helped Elon Musk become the world’s richest man knew about the flaw for years and could have moved fast to fix the problem but did not, leaving the 19-year-old arts student trapped amid flames and smoke that eventually killed her.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Still, from the back end of the secondary, Byard, the 10th-year safety and team captain, appreciated a player investing daily to better himself.
    Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Josephine appreciated its open layout.
    Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Paul Thomas Anderson has always been possessed by the spirit of revolution.
    Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The devices possessed the capability to transmit up to 30 million text messages a minute, according to The Associated Press.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After the racing announcement, there was a dinner followed by a garage reveal.
    Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Soon, Allen’s teammates followed suit.
    Daniel Popper, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Kenned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kenned. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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