kenned

verb

past tense of ken, chiefly Scottish
as in apprehended

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  1. apprehended
  2. perceived
  3. understood
  4. fathomed
  5. comprehended
  6. knew
  7. appreciated
  8. possessed
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  • Jacob Morley, who was serving a life sentence for killing a co-worker four years ago, was apprehended Tuesday near Kansas City, Missouri, authorities said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • If the shooter in question was apprehended, what should happen to them?
    — Mark Guiducci, Vanity Fair, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of apprehended
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  • Beating Notre Dame, then, would represent both an arrival and a defeat of what the Hurricanes perceived as an outdated system.
    — Dana ONeil, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026
  • This ranking reflects not only how employees view their own workplace but also how companies are perceived across their sector, creating a balanced and independent assessment of the region's top employers.
    — TIME Staff, Time, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of perceived
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  • Wilkinson argued that the growing relationship between energy and AI should be understood not simply as a way to automate industrial processes, but as an opportunity to expand human capabilities.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • As a Haitian Creole speaker, Bichotte Hermelyn understood that meaningful engagement requires communicating with neighbors in their own languages, including Chinese, Russian, and Urdu.
    — Joey Saban, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of understood
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  • Before this trip, my imagination couldn't have fathomed so many ways to experience these lands after sunset.
    — Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The Chiefs already were on their way toward being eliminated from postseason contention, but the injury to their biggest star sent them to a nadir few could have fathomed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of fathomed
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  • The polling points to the enduring legacy of 9/11, even as many Americans today are too young to have experienced or comprehended the event a quarter-century ago.
    — Linley Sanders, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The frames keep changing regardless of how much the viewer has noticed or comprehended.
    — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
Definition of comprehended
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  • Even before Democrats knew the size of their incoming Senate majority, there was agitation from the left against keeping Chuck Schumer as the party’s leader.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 6 Nov. 2026
  • In fact, his friend only sent it across to see if Marchetto knew of another designer who could take it up.
    — Bella Webb, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of knew
Verb
  • Though shares have more than doubled already this year, analysts argued the market still hasn't fully appreciated what AI will do for cybersecurity demand.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Adebayo has appreciated the recent tweaks to the Heat’s offense.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of appreciated
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  • School officials said there was no evidence that weapons were used or possessed by students during the fights.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Vallow Daybell holds doomsday religious beliefs and has claimed that people in her life were possessed by evil spirits.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
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“Kenned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kenned. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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