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
  • With the world operating at full capacity once more, these ever-popular sights have seen a massive influx of visitors in recent years.
    Meghan Palmer, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Eskom, now sitting with surplus energy, has set its sights on data centers as a new source of customers.
    Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • While data, strategy, and logic are essential to good decision-making, leadership also requires knowing when to trust your instincts.
    Shelley Zalis, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Robinson could see Gainwell’s intelligence and instincts watching him on tape.
    Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The Pro shares the same exact dimensions and geometry with the original X-Dome 1+, ensuring the same level of comfort at camp.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Part of that will depend on whether Black, whom the new staff thinks has the physical dimensions to be a high-level nose tackle, ends up playing well over the center, which would allow the Steelers at times to shift Benton over.
    Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 15 Aug. 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
  • The restaurant is named for American artist John Singer Sargent, a painter who specialized in portraits and landscapes during the late 1800s and early 1900s.
    Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The book features portraits of puesteros between shots of domestic settings and local landscapes—the little that belongs to them and the vastness that does not.
    Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Others are just as deliberate about avoiding the front lines, gravitating toward technical or support specialties where the likelihood of direct combat is lower, but translating those skills to a civilian job may be smoother.
    Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Dern largely dominated the five-round co-main event, demonstrating superior skills throughout the contest.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • As marketing departments respond to these market changes, procurement executives’ scopes are evolving in parallel.
    Michelle Douglas, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Avian scopes are typically below 20, and so are the scopes for fishes.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • And who knows about Newcastle, who have lost three crucial players and only really brought in promising youngsters, all of whom will be managed by someone recruited from the Saudi Pro League.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The Beast in Me showrunner Howard Gordon knows there was one scene in the Netflix limited series that was divisive because of its brutality.
    Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2026
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“Kens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kens. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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