Thesaurus results for KNEAD

knead

verb

Definition of knead

as in to pat

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Recent Examples of knead 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 Microwave on high for 2 minutes, then knead and fold the mochi with a silicone spatula. — Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026 On a floured surface, lightly knead dough with floured hands for 30 seconds or until nearly smooth. — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for knead

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Taken from their backside, the pair is seen carrying golf clubs as the former NSYNC star pats his son on the head.

— Melina Khan, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
Drake also used the opening portion of the stream to reflect on his recent releases, patting himself on the back a little for dropping three projects at once.

— Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of pat

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The luxury of doing less Arriving on the largest island in the Grenadine archipelago, one that was formed millions of years ago by volcanic activity, Sandals Saint Vincent is the latest addition to the company’s portfolio.

— Judith Garrison, AJC.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Ataii, Streiff, Pirnazar and Kuo also are two-way players and form a core group of seniors with Pruter.

— Dan Albano, Oc Register, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of form

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Pointedly, none were discovered according to an agent’s discriminating taste or molded by an editor into a font of commercial storytelling.

— M. C. Mah, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
The past two years have shaped my early adulthood and molded my thought process around how far this music thing can really go for me.

— Sidney Madden, VIBE.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of mold

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The singer also looked back at their time working together and celebrated Parton’s legacy.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
Netflix has worked assiduously to burnish its reputation as a home for advertisers seeking to align themselves with its popular programs and eager to avoid the traditional model of deploying typical 30-second commercials.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of work

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While Astromech certainly isn’t the only company building datasets to model biological changes, Lamm told me that the data Colossal has collected gives it an edge.

— Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Matt Willis is a former Marin County public health officer who used to work at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as an epidemiologist and now helps model the health impacts of climate change.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026

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