kneecapping

Definition of kneecappingnext
present participle of kneecap

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Verb
  • Larry Hayes, 86, and Bill Moniz, 79, hit the tennis courts in Mountain View three to four times a week — whacking balls across the net as teammates for one to three hours a week.
    Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
  • And the crowd clearly expected that pucks whacking the nets would be at a premium in this series, too.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 May 2026
Verb
  • Deputies responded to a report of a driver smacking his car into a guardrail in front of The Bridge Restaurant before driving away, according to a sheriff’s office news release.
    Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 6 June 2026
  • As the match got away from her in the second set and the Court Philippe-Chatrier crowd became increasingly hostile, Andreeva fully unraveled, smacking another ball towards the roof and asking members of her box to leave.
    Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Verb
  • The refs started handing out technical fouls like free samples, slapping Thomas and Hines-Allen with a double technical.
    Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026
  • Prosecutors dropped all charges against a bouncer for allegedly slapping a bar patron in February.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • Leveraged ETFs that aim to amplify SpaceX’s performance by providing double the returns (or losses) are already hitting the market.
    John Towfighi, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
  • Ahead of the impending heat wave hitting the Pittsburgh area, Allegheny County officials have activated a Code Red Heat Advisory for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
    Mike Darnay, CBS News, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • Cape Verde is not punching above its weight on heart.
    Sylvana Quader Sinha, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Court records reveal he was subsequently arrested for throwing a rock at people, and later for punching someone else.
    Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • For some Americans, yes A weather forecast issued on Monday by the NWS shows heavy snow socking the Northern Plains, Upper Midwest and Great Lakes region this week ahead of Thanksgiving, with some storms poised to strike on the holiday.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • And those volunteers have been busy boxing them up and shipping them off for delivers to Venezuela.
    Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 26 June 2026
  • After training under boxing trainer Carmen Graziano and pursuing a professional boxing career in New Jersey, Brown later shifted his focus to acting and moved to New York to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
    Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • Powell is accused of smashing the mug over the victim's head.
    Jennifer Borrasso, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • France saw around 1,000 additional deaths last week at the height of its record-smashing heat wave, the country's public health agency said Sunday, as the head of the World Health Organization warned that Europe is now the fastest-warming continent and needs to do more to protect its citizens.
    ABC News, ABC News, 28 June 2026
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“Kneecapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kneecapping. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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