Thesaurus results for KNEAD

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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Sprinkle salt mixture liberally all over turkey, patting to adhere.

— Andy Baraghani, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
Parents said the conversations mostly served as a hand-patting session rather than practical help.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of pat

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Three factions -- all aligned with Netanyahu's religious-nationalist base -- recommended Netanyahu be given a chance to form a coalition government, while a fourth -- led by a former Netanyahu ally turned rival -- recommended Eisenkot.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2026
Tin lowers the energy barrier for lithium nucleation, helping lithium begin forming at the interface.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of form

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Dalí’s body has not been dragged from the grave, but a version of him has been put to work, his likeness shaped and molded to fit the desires of another.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
Even an artist like Buddy, who is not that far from any of those guys, because the same circumstances shaped and molded him.

— Angel Diaz, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of mold

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The system is designed to work with different commercial vessel types and propulsion technologies.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2026
The company has worked with major brands including Chipotle, Hinge and Spotify and was recently acquired by Visible Ventures for an undisclosed sum.

— Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of work

Verb

The teams intend to deploy artificial intelligence and digital engineering tools to model plant operations.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
The alternative is to try to model the hardware’s behavior and use that model to derive a point spread function.

— John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 5 Nov. 2026

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