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kneed

verb

past tense of knee

as in kicked

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While Camille Johnston fights to keep her job as the Ray County prosecutor, the Missouri Association of Prosecuting Attorneys has already kicked her out of the organization.

— Laura Bauer July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
And Rocket Lab’s satellite control team kicked into gear for around-the-clock operations.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2026

Definition of kicked

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Shida shoved him off and hit a Falcon Arrow, but Maya grabbed the bottom rope.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Coming off the awful travel out of Chicago from July 9 into July 10, in which the Red Sox had two plane issues and arrived just a couple hours before first pitch, Gray shoved.

— Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 24 July 2026

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He was bumped down a spot Tuesday after Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter signed a record-breaking four-year, $152 million extension with $106 million guaranteed.

— Jon Machota, New York Times, 30 July 2026
That comes after the firm raised starting iPad and Mac prices by at least $100, including some models with price tags bumped by more than $1,000, citing a global memory crunch.

— Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of bumped

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The toxic environment eventually pushed Jagetz to her breaking point.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
That is, until the defense brought pressure and star defensive lineman Zach Sieler pushed past the rookie offensive lineman with ease and got to Malik Willis before the shifty quarterback could make a move.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 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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Offering a clever twist, the warm cake is poked with the handle of a wooden spoon, creating space for a vanilla-pineapple pudding to sink deep into the crumb.

— Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026
Let sit at room temperature until buns are puffed and expanded to edges of muffin cups (dough will spring back when poked but hold a slight indentation), 25–35 minutes.

— Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of poked

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And along with the documentary, you get prodded into recall again.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2026
On cross-examination, defense attorney Blair Berk prodded Wallace to admit that her chemical analysis — done months after prosecutors believe Burke turned his garage into an abattoir — did not definitively prove the presence of blood.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026

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