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Recent Examples of knee
Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
The former Miss Rhode Island USA posted about the milestone event on Instagram, including a photo of the 49ers running back down on one knee.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
The gracilis is a thin inner-thigh muscle that runs from the pubic bone to the knee.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
Good was a partial amputee with one of his hands amputated above the wrist and his left leg amputated below the knee, Pope said.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 28 May 2026
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Noun
Sneed dealt with an ailing knee late in his Chiefs tenure.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
The former Miss Rhode Island USA posted about the milestone event on Instagram, including a photo of the 49ers running back down on one knee.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
The gracilis is a thin inner-thigh muscle that runs from the pubic bone to the knee.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
Good was a partial amputee with one of his hands amputated above the wrist and his left leg amputated below the knee, Pope said.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knee
Noun
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Then on June 17, the slightly wider lunar crescent will appear just a couple of degrees to the left of brilliant Venus; the two brightest objects in the night sky adorning the west-northwest evening sky.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
5 June 2026
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Villasanti is momentarily caught between defending Guimaraes and marking Cunha, who is free because Raphinha is occupying Paraguay’s left-back, Junior Alonso.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
Verb
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Mary might have nothing to do with all that, but Caroline does not see it that way, and the pair continue to butt heads until later in the season.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
7 May 2026
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The raging immovable object will butt up against the cool, collected irresistible force.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2026
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As the Rams took the field for their last week of OTAs on Monday, the newest member of the organization walked out with his helmet in his left hand, pointing at new teammates with his right, his trademark white and black sweatband around his forehead.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
9 June 2026
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Rivera was a renowned Indigenous leader who spent years fighting for the rights of his community and was imprisoned by the government in September 2023.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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To alleviate all that blockiness and bulk, the architects chiseled it like a block of marble, shaving here, notching there, bumping out, and pulling in to give it interest in the round.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
4 June 2026
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This will bump their salaries above $101,000.—
Willie Wilson,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2026
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The main roundhouse that houses the knockout collection of American railroading treasures remains untouched, but parts of the property facing the Pigtown neighborhood are being completely reimagined.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
8 May 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
Verb
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Opportunities to kick or throw a ball in the middle of an airport, for example, are rare.—
Chilekasi Adele,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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The play closed in February, putting it at a disadvantage with Tony voters whose theatergoing typically kicks into high gear in the spring.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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Korda made a grip change, a notoriously difficult element of the golf swing to adjust, before her second round.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
7 June 2026
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At the same time, the US has emerged as the world’s most important swing supplier since launching strikes on Iran in late February.—
Devika Krishna Kumar,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
Verb
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The threats just keep jabbing at America’s borders.—
Donald G. McNeil Jr,
Washington Post,
1 June 2026
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And now, 44 years on, new generations of Villa fans could also cherish the moment when Buendia’s cross was jabbed in from close range by Morgan Rogers for the third, ensuring every Brummie in Istanbul could relax and soak in the game’s final 30 minutes.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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“Knee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knee. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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