knapped

past tense of knap

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for knapped
Verb
  • Speedy receiver Mason Tipton carved out a path for himself after signing with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2024 and enters his third NFL season recovering from offseason tibia surgery.
    Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Water movement has carved patterns into the tidal flats, creating a transition from warm golden tones to cool teal waters.
    Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • SpaceX launched the Falcon 9 for the first time in 2010, and the rocket soon chiselled itself a place in spaceflight history.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The story of this sport is told inside that room — in so many ways, through the tales chiseled into those plaques and the portraits of the men who weaved those tales.
    Jayson Stark, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Verb
  • Where Taylor’s band is intricately sculpted to nest against her diamond, Travis’s piece leans into a clean, substantial silhouette.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026
  • It’s located in Istria, an area sculpted by rolling hills, vineyards, and olive groves rather than coastline (Poreč and Rovinj, on the water, are each about a 30-minute drive).
    Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Chaucer, Shakespeare and Milton are examples of authors who hewed closely to writers who had come before them.
    Roger J. Kreuz, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • The threat of shortages pushed countries across Asia to impose export bans, cut import duties, and start rationing fuel to maintain supplies.
    Katie Silver, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Unlike the heavy smoky eyes and cut creases of the 2010s, this trend is throwing it back to the 1990s when smoky eyes were more minimalist.
    Elle Turner, Glamour, 28 Aug. 2026
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“Knapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knapped. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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