knapped

past tense of knap

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for knapped
Verb
  • The death toll was so high partly because many people lived in cave dwellings carved into soft loess soil.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 15 June 2026
  • As host, French President Emmanuel Macron has carved out time for the leaders to talk about how to rebalance trade with China, amid fears that soaring Chinese exports of cars and other products could wreck G-7 industries.
    John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • To alleviate all that blockiness and bulk, the architects chiseled it like a block of marble, shaving here, notching there, bumping out, and pulling in to give it interest in the round.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 4 June 2026
  • Jokes, gags, set pieces, and even whole characters and storylines slowly get chiseled down and weeded out through development, production, and post-production.
    Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026
Verb
  • It’s nicely sculpted with a curvaceous feature that its glossy salespeople will tell you is reminiscent of a Bugatti hypercar.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 June 2026
  • The album artwork, which features a white-bodied figure with a bold blue skull for a head, was sculpted by White himself.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • His tenure lasted until 1962, during which time he was joined by the notable poet and critic Edwin Denby, whose work hewed rather firmly to criticism.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Like many cities in the report, Dallas also actually saw a year-over-year effective salary bump, likely because of slightly lower effective tax rates and living costs that have hewed closer to the national average.
    Trevor Bach, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The current unrest first erupted in May after Paz cut long-standing fuel subsidies to shrink the deficit.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 20 June 2026
  • Some analysts expect Apple could benefit as manufacturers of Android devices cut specs or raise prices.
    Kif Leswing, CNBC, 19 June 2026
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“Knapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knapped. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.

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