Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knapped
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Hidden behind the current love fest with The Rest Is History, are thousands of History podcasts that have carved out popular niches in the historical record or what is missing from that record.—
Frank Racioppi,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026 -
Connecticut, unfortunately, has carved out its own niche in the lowest efficiency quadrant of this hierarchy.—
Lou Rinaldi,
Hartford Courant,
26 Jan. 2026
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For all of the tall, fast, and chiseled elite athletes, there are a few who look, well, like the rest of us.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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Standing 17 feet tall in a glimmer of white marble at the Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence is the statue of David, his musculature carefully chiseled by the hand of Michelangelo, a portrait of the biblical hero who, despite all odds, defeated Goliath.—
Sophia Herring,
Vanity Fair,
28 Jan. 2026
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The creature is hand-sculpted from a piece of solid 18-karat gold.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
19 Jan. 2026
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Featuring sculpted, clean lines and contract-grade materials, it’s built to last and designed to blend in with multiple home aesthetics.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Jan. 2026
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In the ensuing years, Wu publicly hewed harder into right-wing talking points about trans people.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
3 Nov. 2025
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The two bills that emerged, Senate Bill 840 and Assembly Bill 1207, hewed closer to Newsom’s vision.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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With the benefit of hindsight, analysts and investors have blamed much of Kraft Heinz’s downward spiral on the brutal cost-cutting strategy imposed after the merger.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2026
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Beijing has spent decades growing its trade ties and bankrolling projects in the region, to boost transportation links and cut energy costs – cementing its own influence along the way.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Knapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knapped. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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