kneed

Definition of kneednext
past tense of knee

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for kneed
Verb
  • Myles Sansted kicked the extra point in overtime as Montana State won its first national championship since 1984, beating Illinois State 35-34 on Monday night in the Football Championship Subdivision title game.
    CBS News, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The revival of the theater kicked into gear in 2022, when Delaney Enterprises acquired the property for $550,000 and secured a state historic tax credit of $728,818 to fund a $5 million restoration.
    Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Jared Leucke said on the 911 call that his father shoved him, causing his knife to fall out of his pocket.
    Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025
  • His memoir told of workhouse guards beating prisoners on the least pretense, and of one guard who regularly shoved prisoners down flights of stairs.
    Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Vanity Fair bumped back its internal deadline a week for the November issue, Guiducci’s first, because the pages were not ready in time.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Early the following season, Muzzin unexpectedly bumped into Clayton Keller.
    Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • DeSantis, a Republican, has prioritized Everglades restoration and pushed to expedite the reservoir’s construction during his two terms in office.
    Amy Green, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Erik Karlsson pushed his career-best home points streak to nine games with a goal, while Connor Dewar and Blake Lizotte also scored for Pittsburgh.
    CBS News, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The inmates jabbed him repeatedly.
    Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 4 Nov. 2025
  • In a post on X, Massie jabbed House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) for his lack of support over the bill.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • It’s not yet known how exactly the star met its demise, but Graham said a case of cosmic bumper cars may have jostled the star and knocked it off its regular orbit around the black hole, causing the close encounter.
    Denise Chow, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Always set them in an open space with natural air circulation away from direct sunlight and heating or cooling vents, and set back from high-traffic areas where they could be knocked or jostled.
    Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Whoopi Goldberg, Emily Blunt and Natasha Lyonne were among the stars expressing their outrage, while Ryan Reynolds poked fun at Tilly in his new Mint Mobile ad.
    Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Low branches poked at the roof of our boat and brushed our arms.
    Idra Novey, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Specifically, McCarthy said she's constantly been prodded about her body.
    Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 7 Dec. 2025
  • That revelation prodded insurgents in British possessions from Ireland to Sierra Leone to take to the streets to assert their own ambitions for economic and political autonomy over the decades to come.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Kneed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kneed. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.

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