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Recent Examples of knee
Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Nabers suffered an apparent knee injury on a contested catch attempt in the second quarter and was carted off the field at MetLife Stadium.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
John got down on one knee and asked me to spend the rest of my life with him.
—Brad Schmitt, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025
His mobility has steadily increased since the late April surgery to repair damage to the posterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Malik Nabers and Tyreek Hill both tore their ACLs, Trey Benson injured his knee and Lamar Jackson tweaked a hamstring, just to name a few.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Nabers suffered an apparent knee injury on a contested catch attempt in the second quarter and was carted off the field at MetLife Stadium.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
John got down on one knee and asked me to spend the rest of my life with him.
—Brad Schmitt, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025
His mobility has steadily increased since the late April surgery to repair damage to the posterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knee
Noun
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His first throw was tantamount to a layup, a play-action fake to the right that sprung fullback Kyle Juszczyk wide open to the left.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Stewart was bundled up in a white winter jacket with a large fur hood on the left.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Madison was understandably concerned, but the two started to butt heads as Joe dismissed her questions.—
Joelle Goldstein,
PEOPLE,
3 Oct. 2025
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This is an uncomfortable reality, butting up against every idea of American exceptionalism.—
Hugh Kellenberger,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The daycare owners also signed away their right to sue for flood damages, but the state did not place a restrictive covenant on their remaining property.—
Maia Rosenfeld,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Republican Senators Rand Paul and Ted Cruz piped up in defense of Kimmel’s right to free speech without governmental interference.—
Sarah Stankorb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But Sparkle Megan didn't let that bump in the road derail her mission to find a husband.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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But, also don’t want to bump Edge.—
Jake Ciely,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Following a software update, the G1 recently performed side flips and has demonstrated kung fu-style moves, including punches, sweeping kicks, and roundhouse strikes.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Sep. 2025
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Alcaraz blasted a 131mph serve down the middle that landed like a roundhouse right to the jaw, then kicked in a second serve on set point.—
The Athletic Tennis Staff,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This is the kind of guy who kicks down a door and busts somebody’s kidney with a crowbar.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
1 Oct. 2025
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Jimmy Kimmel Live then cut to a clip of the moment, in which Colbert gets handed a phone, reads what is on its screen, and silently kicks his feet up onto his table in surprise.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Major League Baseball playoffs kick into full swing Tuesday, beginning with four Wild Card Series games.—
Zach Powell,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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In that, Democrats say those swing-district Republicans are catching on faster than the others in their caucus.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Srinivas, who often jabs the search engine giant, made an interesting point.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Winkler took Waddell behind the door he was meant to burst out from and started to jab him.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Knee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knee. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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