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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This refusal to look directly at the shadows is all the more aggravating given how often The Mosquito Bowl pats itself on the back for being clear-eyed.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
In 2022, the paparazzi leaked photos of the two holding hands, nestled into each other at a New York bar, and Holmes patting Robach on the rear.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of pat

Verb

The seven tiles must coordinate their movements and establish connections before separating and forming a new arrangement.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
Sal Frelick moved in from left to form a five-man infield, with three defenders on the left side and everyone playing in.

— Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of form

Verb

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

Verb

On the long touchdown catch-and-run, Johnson and Mahomes worked it perfectly.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
Ben’s view Hoffman, who sometimes works from a small swivel chair in her children’s room, has followed a path from social video into the center of the swirling news cycles of true crime and celebrity.

— Ben Smith, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of work

Verb

The problem has to do with how a set of equations that model the movement of fluids seems to imply solutions with infinite speed, which should be impossible.

— Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026
Like word clouds, Cubist compositions use typography to model public and social spaces.

— Alec Mapes-Frances, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026

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