KNEECAPS Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

kneecaps

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present tense third-person singular of kneecap

as in socks

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Labin details the elaborate process of elimination that determines which socks to bring to the festival each year.

— Scott Neuman, NPR, 26 Mar. 2026
The makeup department added scars to Shaynak’s knees and legs to reflect his character’s backstory, but the compression socks Shaynak wore were his own.

— Marah Eakin, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026

Definition of socks

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With runners on the corners, Martinez whacks a two-run, RBI double to tie it at five.

— Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 27 Mar. 2026
Then little Holly Wheeler and her 10-year-old friends, including the Season 5 favorite Derek (Jake Connelly), all swarm into the basement and take over the D&D table in a passing of the torch that basically whacks the audience over our collective heads.

— Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025

Definition of whacks

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On Wednesday, Johnson signed an executive order that boxes out problem vendors that don't more tightly regulate against straw purchases.

— Chris Tye, CBS News, 29 July 2026
Brlan said the planter boxes along with artificial turf, plants and soil supplied by Uplift Property Management were a huge addition to the new garden.

— Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026

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This hits me personally because my brother, Rescue 5 firefighter Allan Tarasiewicz, was killed that day saving people when the North Tower fell on him, all because of Bin Laden and money from Saudi Arabia.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026
Skies are expected to remain partly sunny Thursday as the chance of precipitation hits and sticks around through the night, NWS states.

— Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of hits

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Rubén Vargas hammers it in the from the left straight into the back of the net!

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 June 2026
Hartthijs de Vries, the 29-year-old who has been with the team for every year of their existence, hammers the pace at the front to keep the breakaway in check.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 9 May 2026

Definition of hammers

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The skater then grabs his board and smashes his opponent in the head with it.

— Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026
Following the Oklahoma style, the team smashes Vidalia onions directly into the beef, making the patties superthin, then tops them with brown mustard, American cheese and pickles.

— Sam Flemming, AJC.com, 1 July 2026

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