knapping

present participle of knap

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for knapping
Verb
  • Legislators tweaked the plan (HJR 1-F) the next week during the special session, carving out the impact on school districts.
    CBS Miami Team, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • The Premier Jumping League is banking on carving out a place in the global equestrian market, which the league values at $300 billion and says is supported by an affluent, worldwide audience.
    Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • Now’s your chance to grab a closet’s worth of sleek, sculpting essentials, like the SpanxShape Booty Boost leggings for $44 off, and the SpanxSmooth Jersey Crewneck T-Shirt for $30 off.
    Olivia Dubyak, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2026
  • For $12, these butter-soft, subtly sculpting leggings can be reserved for my work-from-home wardrobe.
    Essence Wiley, InStyle, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • The religious men took up residence among the locals—people who spent their days tending cows and sheep, churning butter, weeding onions and turnips, scouring the forests for mushrooms, and chiseling sculptures from the local limestone.
    CBS News, CBS News, 1 May 2026
  • Moyes knows this squad well, both its strengths and weaknesses, and has become adept at chiselling out points on his travels.
    Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The downside is that managers can end up hewing too closely to their indexes and miss the forest for the trees.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
  • The downside is that managers can end up hewing too closely to their indexes and miss the forest for the trees.
    Bloomberg, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • Jangoo and Chase batted cautiously in the first hour before cutting loose just before lunch.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 June 2026
  • The ribbon-cutting event was a somewhat soggy affair (got to love that unpredictable Florida weather) but a happy one for Seth and the 20+ IONNA employees that made the road trip down from their corporate office in Raleigh, NC.
    Anthony Karcz, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
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“Knapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knapping. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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