kens 1 of 2

plural of ken

kens

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of ken, chiefly Scottish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for kens
Noun
  • The route starts with the more popular south-shore sights, then grows quieter after Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon, continuing into the East Fjords and northern Iceland.
    Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Scientists cannot agree on how this shift from nonlife to life, or abiogenesis, happened, but some have turned their sights on trying it out for themselves in the lab.
    Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • Now several thousand dollars richer, everyone can succumb to their worst instincts.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 30 June 2026
  • But their personalities, and political instincts, converge most strikingly around cities.
    Andy Browne, semafor.com, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • Definitely include the piece's dimensions in your listing, Kristin Keyes, the founder of Kristin Keyes Interiors, says.
    Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 22 June 2026
  • All of these dimensions are thought to be as small as physically possible — close to the Planck scale (10-35 meters) — but the researchers proposed that the dark dimension could be significantly bigger than the others — on the order of a micron (10-6 meters).
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • John Early, as anyone encountering his work soon apprehends, chooses the latter.
    Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 7 June 2026
  • Though the team immediately apprehends a suspect, the Marshals end up taking criticism from both sides.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • From there, the journey naturally expands outward into the dozens of appellations that make up one of France's most dynamic wine landscapes.
    Emily Cappiello, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • Though the snowcapped mountain landscapes are quite visible from just about any of the estate’s rooms—including the six bedrooms and great room with high ceilings and a fireplace—the views are best from this particular terrace.
    Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • Modern leadership increasingly demands physical fitness beyond traditional executive skills like strategic vision and emotional intelligence.
    Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 24 June 2026
  • Parents are looking for activities that do more than fill the hours, and a good cooking class can hand a child real skills, real confidence and a few recipes worth making again at home.
    Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • Avian scopes are typically below 20, and so are the scopes for fishes.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
  • Permissions are increasingly derived at runtime from natural-language intent in ways that OAuth scopes were never designed to govern.
    Harsh Singhal, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • Uruguay knows avoiding defeat will be enough to progress as either the runner-up or one of the lucky third-place finishers.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 26 June 2026
  • Both Sydney’s and Carmy’s reactions are subdued — neither knows how to process it.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 26 June 2026
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“Kens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kens. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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