knaps

verb

present tense third-person singular of knap
as in graves

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knaps
  1. graves
  2. sculpts
  3. sculptures
  4. boasts
  5. carves
  6. stamps
  7. cuts
  8. hews
Verb
  • Las acciones de Google son especialmente insensibles y graves ante el cierre administrativo temporal del gobierno (shutdown), ignorando las peticiones de funcionarios gubernamentales y organizaciones hispanas que les solicitaron mantener la programación de Univision en el paquete principal.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
Definition of graves
Verb
  • But, Casey Parlette, a former Laguna Beach lifeguard and commercial diver, who now sculpts marine and other wildlife and exhibits at the Festival of Arts, was among more than a dozen at the Laguna Beach council meeting asking that the council not support the petition.
    — Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 19 May 2026
  • There’s even more of Kate Hudson’s Oscars makeup to uncover below, including a clear eyebrow gel that keeps your brows in place all day and a liquid contour that subtly sculpts your face.
    — Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 3 May 2026
Definition of sculpts
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  • Some resemble ancient oil lamps and brooches; others take after Barbara Hepworth and Isamu Noguchi sculptures.
    — Anthony Paletta, Curbed, 23 May 2026
  • Semi-wild pigs snuffle beneath the huge granite boulders, solid and immutable as Henry Moore sculptures, that define this otherworldly landscape.
    — Catherine Fairweather, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2025
Definition of sculptures
Verb
  • Beyond the projector highlight, this phone boasts some unusually serious hardware.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 July 2026
  • But some spots have better conditions than others, and a new ranking shows Tunisia boasts some of the best.
    — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2026
Definition of boasts
Verb
  • Between flights and investor meetings, the executive carves out time to explain economic swings, market volatility, and tech trends, all while touting Blackstone’s global reach.
    — Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 5 July 2026
  • West Virginia issues a single-family dwelling specialty license that carves residential electrical work out of the full journeyman credential.
    — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of carves
Verb
  • The company that stamps its name on a custom chip and the company that captures the durable profit from it are rarely the same.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Where to buy Mister Rogers stamps The Mister Rogers Stamps will be available for purchase at any post office nationwide and on The Postal Store online.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 26 May 2026
Definition of stamps
Verb
  • When a company cuts its dividend, the stock tanks—that’s the bad scenario.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • There are a few loadouts available at HP's site, but the best overall deal is on this model, which cuts a full 50% off.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 4 July 2026
Definition of cuts
Verb
  • And unlike policies like Universal Basic Income, this strategy hews more closely to American values.
    — Gene Sperling, Time, 1 July 2026
  • Today that album scans as an interesting but uneven experiment; the music Shook is releasing under their own name hews much closer to the Lucinda-fronting-the-Replacements sound of the Disarmers.
    — Brad Sanders, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026
Definition of hews
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