Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kneading
Verb
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Sprinkle the salt mixture all over the turkey, including inside the cavity, patting to adhere and nudging some into the crevices.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Nov. 2025 -
Taken together, the answers provided a sort of battle-damage assessment of the current moment, the kind undertaken while everyone is still patting themselves to figure out which parts survived the explosion intact.—
Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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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Indeed, there’s much time, effort and money spent on molding a show’s return into the kind of must-see event that will draw viewers old and new.—
Jim Halterman,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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These atoms scatter ultraviolet sunlight, forming a faint halo around Earth.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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The trio of enterprising young musicians decided to cast their fortunes together by forming a band which, after enlisting Cameron Picton (another BRIT classmate) on a range of instruments from bass guitar to flute, became Black Midi.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Jan. 2026
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Hardemon, working with Miami City Commission Chairwoman Christine King and CRA Executive Director James McQueen, imagined a future that put Overtown at the center of art and innovation.—
Dorothy Jenkins Fields,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Not working with the federal agency is not the response the City of Pittsburgh Republican Committee wanted to hear.—
Chris Hoffman,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Consider fashioning a tin foil hat for your mobile phone.—
Jody Mamone,
Hartford Courant,
2 Jan. 2026
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Or all of the above, since automakers have given themselves maximum flexibility on this front, fashioning vehicles that can handle multiple different kinds of powertrains.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
29 Dec. 2025
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“Kneading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kneading. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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