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Recent Examples of knee-deep
The snow on the sidewalk was over knee-deep for her 2-year-old, Yasibel, who tossed the fresh powder in the air.
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
Once that shallow-water anchoring spot went away, the boats that used to drop anchor there migrated south to the knee-deep part of the bay between Bal Harbour and Bay Harbor Islands.
—Douglas Hanks, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, has been knee-deep in the Epstein swamp since the early 2010s, and the latest release of documents seems to have been the coup de grâce on his public life.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 7 Feb. 2026
The sidewalk is knee-deep in snow.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
Once that shallow-water anchoring spot went away, the boats that used to drop anchor there migrated south to the knee-deep part of the bay between Bal Harbour and Bay Harbor Islands.
—Douglas Hanks, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, has been knee-deep in the Epstein swamp since the early 2010s, and the latest release of documents seems to have been the coup de grâce on his public life.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 7 Feb. 2026
The sidewalk is knee-deep in snow.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knee-deep
Adjective
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In 2010, just 3% of married or engaged couples had a prenup.—
Gili Malinsky,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2026
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Direct work factors included average workweek hours, employment rate, share of household where no adults work, share of workers leaving vacation time unused, share of engaged workers and idle youth rate.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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One involved balancing a pole on a moving cart, known as the CartPole task.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Mar. 2026
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The involved officer was identified as nine-year veteran Derek Hadel, according to the Maryland Attorney General's Office.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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She's currently engrossed in a debate—between herself and herself—about what her dress should look like.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
5 Feb. 2026
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Instead of a carefully handwritten piece of parchment (what’s known as an engrossed copy), this variant is one of the few surviving broadside editions.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
29 Jan. 2026
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In fact, the whole notion of seeing things in the subway, writing about the subway, is a kind of mindfulness that only somebody walking around a lot, at ease, not preoccupied, would observe.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Feb. 2026
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The delays occurred, in part, because Pilate had become preoccupied with amassing evidence about Roger Golubski that was beyond the scope of McIntyre’s case.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
18 Feb. 2026
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The absorbed or scattered light creates a unique pattern called the spectrum, which is effectively the substance’s fingerprint.—
Ambuj Tewari,
The Conversation,
6 Mar. 2025
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Although the mercury hovered at only 5°, all of us became so absorbed in the rabbit chase that no one noticed numb toes and cold ears.—
Erwin A. Bauer,
Outdoor Life,
25 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The attached advisory lists Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, the occupied West Bank and Gaza, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.—
Laura Bassett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 Mar. 2026
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According to her arrest affidavit, after stealing the truck and being stopped, Giza struck two occupied police vehicles and accelerated toward uniformed officers on foot.—
Joan Murray,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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The culling perfectly played into ongoing fears that AI automation is coming for white-collar jobs, a major job market and economic disruption that workers are becoming increasingly worried about — and which clearly has execs salivating.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
5 Mar. 2026
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But Boone wasn’t too worried about the right-hander’s velocity in early February.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Don’t be too anxious for April and May, hoping for the perfect weather, the perfect bloom or the perfect Baltimore oriole to flash its black and orange colors.—
Sheryl De Vore,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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Women who are anxious, overwhelmed, or emotionally reactive get labeled as depressed or hormonal.—
Sarah Oreck,
SELF,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Knee-deep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knee-deep. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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