knapping

present participle of knap

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for knapping
Verb
  • Senate Bill 627, for example, would prohibit law enforcement agents from covering their faces to obscure their identity, carving out exceptions for SWAT teams and undercover officers.
    Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile, my husband Darius was carving his way through Courmayeur’s 100 kilometers of trails, probably with his eye on the French border.
    Erica Firpo, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Try deep sea fishing and kiteboarding or floating yoga and sand sculpting for something more laid-back.
    Rob Goss, AFAR Media, 26 Aug. 2025
  • The groundbreaking item provides strong support for the jaw and neck and is designed with the brand’s signature sculpting fabric and contains collagen yarns.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Jason Dawson of the Children's Cancer Centre chiseling the bricks around the time capsule.
    Patrick Smith, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Barcelona’s decision was not a sporting one but based on cutting wages.
    Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • There’s people cutting sandwiches, putting the sandwiches right to the camera, squeezing the juices.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Knapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knapping. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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