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kneading

verb

present participle of knead

as in patting

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Sprinkle salt mixture all over outside of the turkey as well as inside the cavity of the turkey, patting to adhere and nudging some into every crevice.

— Andy Baraghani, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 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

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Then, tentatively, Serhii began molding himself into his new life.

— Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2026
Buffalo weighed those reports before adding Walker and molding the rookie to become a star prospect who started every game except the opener.

— Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

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What scientists are more sure of is the fact that this interstellar comet was produced within a planet-forming disk of gas and dust around a young star, possibly as long ago as 10 to 12 billion years.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 2 Nov. 2026
On Friday, Netanyahu again warned against forming a coalition with Arab parties.

— CARA ANNA, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026

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Walsh, who also has children in the district, said the Patriot Mobile PAC funded candidates who were elected put politics above working with kids.

— Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026
The third floor will look different from when Pat Hynes was last working there as a field inspector in 2020.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026

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The duo and their team of costumers got to work fashioning Skarsgård a bottom half—wood and all.

— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
Now nobody wants to start fashioning a bust in Canton for Rodriguez already but as fellow linebacker Jordyn Brooks told the Miami Herald, the rookie has the potential to be an amazing player for quite some time.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026

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