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kneed

verb

past tense of knee

as in kicked

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Ayala also allegedly kicked her 17-month-old daughter, causing the child to hit her head on a baby gate, AZ Family reported, citing court documents.

— Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2026
Curated, the French beauty group’s turnaround framework, kicked into motion last fiscal year.

— Ella Graveney, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of kicked

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The torture, in part, included depriving Gabriel of food, beating him, forcing him to eat cat feces and locking him alone in a cabinet with a sock shoved inside his mouth.

— Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026
Fortunately, though, we’re shoved right into some drama at the top of the first episode.

— Alice Burton, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2026

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Wittlin, a 26-year-old broadcast television technician, watched quietly as two officers fist-bumped and another looked inside his wallet.

— Graham Hurley, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026
General Daily Insight for October 28, 2026 Something tender may get bumped by something unexpected today.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of bumped

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Milwaukee pulled to 85-72 after three quarters and got the first basket of the fourth, but Towns led the way as New York quickly pushed the lead beyond 20, with consecutive 3-pointers by Anunoby making it 106-78.

— CBS News, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
The Suns had a 17-point halftime lead and pushed the advantage to 91-59 with four minutes left in the third quarter.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026

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Workers have been increasingly jabbed while on the job as needle-style medications — more specifically GLP-1s — have risen in popularity.

— Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu jabbed back against the prevailing narrative yesterday, saying she was never invited to participate in the WNBA’s 3-point contest this weekend.

— Chris Branch, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of jabbed

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Reid returned but kept grabbing at his lower back, White returned after being poked in eye.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2026
Kessler, standing nearby during Williams’ postgame news conference, poked his head out from behind a black curtain and gave his teammate a thumbs-up.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of poked

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Miller had to be prodded Monday morning to catch the bus back to the team hotel.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Even the process by which animals are herded onto the trucks is often highly stressful, with frightened animals pushed, prodded, pulled, and otherwise handled roughly.

— Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 24 Oct. 2026

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