kenned

past tense of ken, chiefly Scottish

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kenned
Verb
  • Chavez, 19, ran from the scene, but was later apprehended.
    Ciara McCarthy June 27, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 June 2026
  • The sheriff’s office reports hundreds of arrests, dozens of fugitives apprehended and weapons recovered, along with declines in fare evasion and crime where deputies have been deployed.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • Whether the threat from data centers is real or perceived, communities and stakeholders are waking up and beginning to assign value to a resource that had previously been treated as free.
    Chris Morris, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Nolan’s movies are often perceived as having problems with female characters being flat compared with the male characters.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • Many of us have long understood that putting your country’s main creative engine inside a techno-dominant machine was probably never going to end well for creativity.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026
  • For reasons that aren't yet fully understood, the results sometimes differ from previous events.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 25 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
  • Dominion sued the businessman in 2021, alleging that Lindell knew there was no evidence to support his election conspiracy theories, but used the lies to sell pillows.
    Aki Nace, CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • Their agents also knew this and assuredly would have shared that risk assessment with their clients (especially for Veesaar and Evans, both of whom are repped by The Team — formerly Wasserman — an agency that sent multiple potential first-round picks back to school this draft cycle).
    Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • For the Angels, that steady presence has been appreciated during a turbulent season that includes the team firing general manager Perry Minasian and replacing him with interim GM John Mozeliak, as well as another injury absence for Mike Trout.
    Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • But even Bassitt, watching the montage of his greatest Jays moments, appreciated the memories.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • Britain possessed the world's strongest navy, a professional army, immense financial resources, and global reach.
    Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Connaughton possessed a rare talent for making dense economic matters accessible and easy for the public and reporters to understand, Richard Buttimer, dean of the Belk College of Business, told The Charlotte Observer Tuesday.
    Chase Jordan July 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2026
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“Kenned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kenned. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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