Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kneeing
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Now, what are the parts that are kicking your ass?—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2026 -
From Doris Day singalongs to hip-hop routines and country line dances, the classes get people kicking, popping and spinning.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 June 2026
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This last concern, which could’ve effectively sabotaged anybody trying to train competing models by quietly bumping them down to less powerful models without their knowledge, proved controversial enough for Anthropic to change its mind.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
11 June 2026
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Gilman pulled rookie wide receiver Cyrus Allen to the ground after a catch, later bumping rookie running back Emmett Johnson hard enough that Johnson’s helmet popped off.—
Pete Sweeney
June 11,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
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Live musicians, live actors… and all those terrific kids are shoving the furniture around all night as well.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
8 June 2026
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On Monday outside of Union Square Park, cops arrested 29-year-old Paris Valentine, who was accused of shoving an 85-year-old woman face first into the ground in an unprovoked attack.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
5 June 2026
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Airbus Helicopters has revealed a new autonomous aircraft based on its popular H145 platform, pushing the company deeper into the growing market for large uncrewed rotorcraft.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
8 June 2026
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In practice, staff can keep administrative windows or sensitive data securely on their side while pushing relevant content – like check-in forms, digital signatures, or purchase breakdowns – directly to the client.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 June 2026
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The threats just keep jabbing at America’s borders.—
Donald G. McNeil Jr,
Washington Post,
1 June 2026
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The president has kept up his criticism of Leo, jabbing the pope in a May 4 interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt on the eve of Rubio’s visit.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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Pulisic, the American star who is under intense pressure to perform in this tournament, set up the goal, pushing the ball between a pair of defenders before poking it on for McKennie in the center of the box.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
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As the miles dragged on, a chase vehicle crept by periodically with cameras poking out the window to capture scenes that could later be shared on social media, where Emanuel now has an almost daily presence.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 June 2026
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Of the several candidates jostling for the role, only two — regardless of their party — will advance from the primary to the general election.—
Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
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Brindley and Hughes could be part of a group of young players jostling for a spot on the Avs roster next season.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
1 June 2026
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Morris said that ever since YouTube’s algorithm was tweaked to reward videos incorporating human faces, faceless creators are now mixing in straight-to-camera narration, sometimes tapping gig workers on freelance platforms Fiverr and Upwork to be their David Attenboroughs.—
Andrew Zucker,
HollywoodReporter,
13 June 2026
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Hundreds of millions of people are currently using generative AI and large language models (LLMs) to get mental health advice, including tapping into Anthropic Claude, OpenAI ChatGPT and GPT-5, xAI Grok, Google Gemini, Microsoft CoPilot, and so on.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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“Kneeing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kneeing. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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