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Recent Examples of knead
Turn the ball 90 degrees and repeat the process, and knead until the dough comes together, about 15 to 20 minutes.
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Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2025
If making dough by hand, knead for 25 to 30 minutes, until dough is smooth, soft, elastic and does not stick to the surface.
—Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Once solid, remove butter from the whisk, knead it briefly (working quickly to prevent melting), then wash it in the ice bath until any excess liquid from the butter is removed.
—Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Food processors chop your vegetables, knead your dough, grate your cheese and complete a variety of other jobs.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
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Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2025
If making dough by hand, knead for 25 to 30 minutes, until dough is smooth, soft, elastic and does not stick to the surface.
—Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Once solid, remove butter from the whisk, knead it briefly (working quickly to prevent melting), then wash it in the ice bath until any excess liquid from the butter is removed.
—Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Food processors chop your vegetables, knead your dough, grate your cheese and complete a variety of other jobs.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knead
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First of all, pat yourself on the back for being productive and doing some good in your community.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
8 Jan. 2026
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Olie continued to pat Aisha’s shoulder.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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On he west side of 35W, agents formed a line along the Lake Street corridor.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Started from seed, this type of sedum is a vigorous grower, forming a tidy mound with strong, flop-free stems.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Jan. 2026
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As the primary person who’s in Ball’s presence and ear more than anybody, his responsibility to aid in molding the 24-year-old is chief among the tasks on his daily to-do lists.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Jan. 2026
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Jeff Klaiber took those things and molded Lehman into an Olympian, at times pushing boundaries and pushing Lehman to the brink.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Jan. 2026
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The company was also working with Transport for London on a double-decker electric bus, but the agency has yet to place an order.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
10 Nov. 2025
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On Friday night the Supreme Court granted the request to block full SNAP payments as the case works its way through the courts.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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The effects of this disruption are hard to model.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
9 Jan. 2026
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For investors, the adaptability of warehouse formats supports multi-jurisdiction deployment, making the Panattoni model highly scalable.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Knead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knead. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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