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Recent Examples of knee
Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Top wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk isn’t expected to return this year from a knee injury.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
During one especially emotional moment, the NFL star sacked Titans quarterback Cam Ward in the second quarter before falling to his knees and beginning to pray.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
On your straight leg, tighten the muscles on the front of your thigh and slowly lift your leg to the height of your bent knee or slightly higher.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 31 Oct. 2025
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The writer finished the trail in 40 days and recounted stories of strangers handing him candy bars through car windows, bar owners delivering him breakfast, a father scooping him up amid a rainstorm and a physical therapist working wonders on his knee at half her hourly rate.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Top wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk isn’t expected to return this year from a knee injury.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
During one especially emotional moment, the NFL star sacked Titans quarterback Cam Ward in the second quarter before falling to his knees and beginning to pray.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
On your straight leg, tighten the muscles on the front of your thigh and slowly lift your leg to the height of your bent knee or slightly higher.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knee
Noun
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Automation can go in either of these directions; that’s why the task of the left is to create social and cultural conditions in which the benign and constructive aspects of technology and automation are primary.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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One seemed to approach him head-on, while the other two hit him from the left and right.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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The two would often butt heads as Basil attempted to keep his latest mishap from her attention.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
28 Oct. 2025
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Miller recalled the hyper-active youths bouncing off the walls, throwing pillows and looking for any chance to compete, which inevitably led to them butting heads.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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The men also spoke about going on strike to demand basic rights, including communication with the outside world.—
Rocio Muñoz-Ledo,
CNN Money,
12 Nov. 2025
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Inside the store, shelves to the right of the entrance are stacked with nonperishable foods, hygiene products, pet food and donated blankets and sweaters, Smith said.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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Shakey’s motors would then follow this route, using its camera, range-finder sensors, and bump detectors to monitor its progress toward the goal.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 Nov. 2025
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Kylie's debut dethroned Joe Rogan, bumping The Joe Rogan Experience down to the second spot.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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The property was built on the site of an old steam locomotive roundhouse, and the original semi-circular stone wall runs through the new building.—
Chadner Navarro,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
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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
Verb
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One physically assaulted a Border Patrol agent and kicked an agent.—
Armando Garcia,
ABC News,
5 Nov. 2025
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In a coaching carousel with more big jobs than big names, a school might kick the tires on someone with multiple national titles.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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During Went’s fellowship at Playwrights Realm between 2018-2019, Went expanded that script into what eventually became the five-hour final product — a big swing to take in the theatrical world as attention spans have notoriously decreased among audiences.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
11 Nov. 2025
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After a buzzy stretch for resale while the broader market has been soft, chief executive officer Rati Levesque painted a picture of The RealReal as a company at the vanguard of a massive swing.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The inmates jabbed him repeatedly.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
4 Nov. 2025
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For nations in the developing world, the vote has been an opportunity to jab at the United States on an issue that has traditionally carried little diplomatic weight.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Knee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knee. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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