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kneed

verb

past tense of knee

as in kicked

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In anticipation of the birth of his son, Ferguson had kicked a nagging heroin habit, trading his addiction to drugs for an infatuation with activism.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
Lowering the bar to entry Powar kicked the conversation off by explaining that AI is making advanced cyber capabilities available to far more people than ever before.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

Definition of kicked

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Disorder broke out when large groups of people pushed and shoved their way through lines of fans waiting to get in and charged through security checkpoints and entrances, a law enforcement source told ABC New York station WABC.

— Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 13 July 2026
Many runners appeared unaware when bulls were breathing down their necks and, instead of trying to gore them, just shoved them out of the way.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

Definition of shoved

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Scheduling conflicts when the Dodgers played the Nationals in Washington on April 3-5 pushed back the trip.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Sheriff John Ledbetter has pushed back on suggestions his office is moving too slowly, saying his department shares the family's goal and asking the public for patience, according to ABC News.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Definition of pushed

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Two of the points on the rear treble hook were jabbed deeply into the flesh on the outside of the pike’s mouth.

— Jack G. Mell, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026
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

Definition of jabbed

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In 1989, Khomeini’s body jostled out of the coffin in his chaotic procession.

— Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 3 July 2026
Inspired by a format often used on Jubilee, a popular YouTube channel, one conservative student took a seat in the center of a ring of chairs, and liberal audience members jostled to sit across from him and debate him.

— Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 22 June 2026

Definition of jostled

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After a scrappy passage of play in which Morocco failed to clear their lines, Desire Doue poked a loose ball to Mbappe on the left edge of the area.

— Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 9 July 2026
But Ecuador’s Gonzalo Plata stuck up his left foot, just in front of Neuer, and poked the ball into the net.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 27 June 2026

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kneed

knee-deep

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