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
  • Perhaps even Fontaine's 1958 World Cup record of 13 will be in Messi's sights.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 8 July 2026
  • There are also suites, like the Mountain View suite, a two-level tower room with stunning sights, or the Family suite with options for unique configurations of beds and layouts to suit a family’s specific needs.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2026
Noun
  • Your instincts are sharp, but your tone could also turn a productive conversation into unnecessary drama.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026
  • Trump is sub-ideological, and the instincts that guide his decisions are generally right-wing rather than left-wing.
    Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
Noun
  • Even more than Stinnerbom’s cardamom bun — which some praise as the best in Oslo — the more elemental cinnamon notes, enhanced with lemon zest and juice, allow the sourdough’s multifaceted dimensions to come through.
    Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • Unlike conventional porous carbons, which interact only weakly with polysulfides, COFs possess periodically arranged pores whose dimensions, chemical environments, and electronic characteristics can be programmed by design.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 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
  • Their activities can improve soil quality and support biodiversity throughout parks, open spaces, and residential landscapes.
    The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026
  • The walls of huts on dusty landscapes in the Lost Legends are weathered, characters' clothing is visibly dirty from jetting around the galaxy and helmets are battle damaged.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Noun
  • State test scores for the 2025-26 school year are coming back, and Georgia public schools are part of a national pattern of declining reading and math skills.
    Taylor Carney, AJC.com, 6 July 2026
  • The Rangers are adding Espinal for his valuable defensive versatility and contact skills, aiming to bolster their infield depth.
    Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 5 July 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
  • Anyone who has sat through a mandatory team-building exercise knows the difference between a ritual that binds and a program that irritates.
    Julia Dhar, Time, 11 July 2026
  • The 28-year-old now returns to a club that already knows how to maximize his versatility.
    Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
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“Kens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kens. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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