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Recent Examples of knee
Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2026
Its why the senior first baseman/utility player and three-sport standout has returned to the softball field less than eight months after undergoing surgery to repair a torn ACL in her right knee.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Aiyuk has not played since an October 2024 knee injury.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
Both Toure and Smith have suffered severe knee injuries that have taken years off their careers.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Minnesota was set to get Ayo Dosunmu back Monday after the reserve guard missed a pair of games with calf tightness, while Anthony Edwards was listed as questionable for the Mavericks game and was also expected to make his return after sitting two weeks with right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2026
Its why the senior first baseman/utility player and three-sport standout has returned to the softball field less than eight months after undergoing surgery to repair a torn ACL in her right knee.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Aiyuk has not played since an October 2024 knee injury.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
Both Toure and Smith have suffered severe knee injuries that have taken years off their careers.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knee
Noun
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Alan Roden then drilled a two run double over Ronny Simon’s head in left that plated both runners giving the Saints a 9-7 lead.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
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The 6-foot-5 Fundora (24-1-1, 16 knockouts) used his nine-inch height and reach advantage to pepper Thurman (31-2, 23 KOs) with a series of hard lefts and combinations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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As these boar and beavers escape, digging up his neighbor’s fields and damming his streams, the two farmers begin to butt heads.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2026
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Diabate put his head down to butt up against Duren’s forehead after the two slowly crept toward each other and Duren took his right hand and swiped at Diabate.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The farmworkers' rights movement has always been powered by courage, by people willing to endure, to speak out, to demand dignity in the face of injustice.—
Luzdelia Caballero,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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That ruling led Williams to testify in his own defense, waiving his Fifth Amendment right and opening the door to introduce Franois’s statements in court.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Images and videos shared on social media show robots from various brands getting lost, bumping into things, and struggling to cross streets.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
26 Mar. 2026
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The site is a non-union location and there are no bumping rights.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Mar. 2026
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With his roundhouse kicks, tough-guy one-liners and a formidable moral compass, Chuck Norris delivered kick-ass heroes for years on screens large and small, cementing himself in pop culture back in the 1980s.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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Few celebrities have sparked a cult following quite like the roundhouse-kicking Chuck Norris.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Jones blames that impasse for kicking the financial stability of TSA officers like a football.—
Marvin Hurst,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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House Republicans passed a 60-day funding patch that funded the entire department, kicking the ball back into the Senate’s court.—
Hailey Bullis,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Luis Torrens delivered a tying single in the 10th on his first swing this season, and the Mets improved to 2-0 following an 11-7 victory on Thursday over Paul Skenes and the Pirates in their opener.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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In the aftermath, Doncic pushed Williams in the lower back, and Williams responded by striking Doncic with a backhanded swing.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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While his peers aimed to achieve maximum tension by barking about capitalism over jabbing, if not outright obnoxious, guitars, Shaw scrapped layer after layer—distortion pedals, crash cymbals, eventually the drum machine itself—to crystalize his band’s own sound.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
24 Mar. 2026
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In the months since, Adams has continued to jab at his successor in social media posts.—
ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Knee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knee. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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