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Recent Examples of knee
Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
But McCarthy suffered a preseason knee injury, which cost him his rookie year.
—Peter Sblendorio, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2026
The actor followed her around at several events related to the wedding, eventually caressing the back of her arm and pressing his knee against hers under the table.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Jan. 2026
Kennedy had met Travell in 1955 for treatment of persistent chronic back and knee pain.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Punk countered a sliding knee on the outside and hit a GTS on Styles.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
But McCarthy suffered a preseason knee injury, which cost him his rookie year.
—Peter Sblendorio, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2026
The actor followed her around at several events related to the wedding, eventually caressing the back of her arm and pressing his knee against hers under the table.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Jan. 2026
Kennedy had met Travell in 1955 for treatment of persistent chronic back and knee pain.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knee
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Meanwhile, Newport Harbor’s defense dropped two players from Mater Dei’s right wing — known as the 4-5 side in water polo positions — to slow center Paige Segesman’s ability to attack with a strong left turn toward the cage.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
25 Jan. 2026
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Earlier this month, there had been rumors of the camera in the screen shifting to the left, but this was later claimed to be a mistranslation of reports.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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And the group wants to do something about the noise and parties that have long caused students, community members and the university to butt heads on potential solutions.—
Samuel O'Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Jan. 2026
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Get a co-parenting app and tell her mother to butt the hell out.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
26 Dec. 2025
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Members of Congress have for months been denied their lawful right to inspect detention facilities in Minnesota, New Jersey, Florida and California.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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The underlying lawsuit, filed in December, alleges that federal officers violated the First and Fourth Amendment rights of six protesters.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Jan. 2026
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And someone who tries out and makes it, who is a transgender girl, will bump someone from the starting lineup, from playing time, from the team, from the all-league [honors], and those things matter to people, big time.—
Gwen Faulkenberry,
Arkansas Online,
22 Jan. 2026
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But while a four-string electric bass can descend to 41 Hz, chances are that most speakers are only bumping and rattling in an attempt to generate such low frequencies, much less accurately replicating the timbre and voice of the instrument itself.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
18 Jan. 2026
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Maya Mamushi — one of Sayaka’s Harajuku Stars teammates — put her hands on her hips to film a clip for CNN, and, with blue braids whipping around, unleashed a roundhouse kick inches from our photojournalist’s face.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
18 Dec. 2025
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Well, the roundhouse kicks are pretty crisp.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Dec. 2025
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The karate-kicking all-women trio dazzled audiences for years, becoming a cultural phenomena as people tuned into watch their crime-fighting exploits.—
Itzel Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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Perez and Morgan tried their double-team Codebreaker Leg Sweep combo again, but Iyo Sky flew out of nowhere and kicked Morgan out of the sky.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Dave Meltzer has one of the worst track records in the history of journalism, let alone wrestling journalism, and a Meltzer report is about as accurate as a blind swing at a miniature piñata.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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The Invite is Wilde’s first time in the director’s chair since Don’t Worry Darling, a big-budget original studio swing.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Jan. 2026
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But the Aztecs had a counterpunch for every Cowboys jab – a Miles Byrd drive that drew two free throws, a jump hook off the glass from Pharaoh Compton, a 3 from Magoon Gwath, a 3 from Taj DeGourville , a jumper in traffic from Dixon-Waters.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Jan. 2026
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Others stuck flagpoles through an open passenger-side window, appearing to jab the suspect.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Knee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knee. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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