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knead

verb

Definition of knead

as in to pat

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Recent Examples of knead Adult cats that haven’t nursed in over a decade will still knead blankets, laps and each other, with no milk anywhere in the picture. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 Turn the dough out on top, then using clean hands, knead in the remainder of the flour. — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2026 This was underlined by a photo of Kate kneading dough wearing her engagement ring, the one with a huge sapphire in the middle. — Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026 The little eye massager genuinely feels like a pair of experienced, soft, firm, warm hands and thumbs nudging, kneading and putting pressure on the exact right places on my temples and eyes. — Joe Salas april 18, New Atlas, 18 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for knead

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And, like with Quincosa, a Customs agent patted Castillo down and found multiple plastic tubes covered in tape concealed under his pants.

— David Goodhue October 7, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
That’s why his five fellow umpires made a point of patting him on the back or shoulder before jogging to their positions for the first pitch.

— Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of pat

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Hundreds of millions of dollars have been routed through political groups that do not disclose their donors, including pop-up super PACs that form and spend late in races, CBS News has reported.

— Gabe Kaminsky, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
The images formed a grim honor guard in the main hallway at Ben Gurion Airport, and were the last thing a foreign visitor would see before boarding a flight home.

— Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of form

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But Bains says that this year’s team, which features a slew of returning talent, has to mold its own identity.

— Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2026
Grappling with how the world has molded you, and how that manifests in life, in love, and in your day job, can be an awkward process.

— Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of mold

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The sink basins are large enough, however, the stopper (plug) at the sanitizer basin does not work and water continuously flows.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
The casting was essential because the film only works if everyone commits completely to this ridiculous situation.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of work

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The group will now use the data to model how large heat pumps interact with power and heating systems.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026
That is why short-term-rental underwriting should model rate and occupancy together rather than treating either metric as a stand-alone indicator.

— Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

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