Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kneeing
Verb
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Carneiro missed a field goal, as well, kicking a ball off the left upright.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Jan. 2026 -
Friday night is the very first night, and the team is kicking it off on Military Night.—
Kaley Fedko,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Bolstering that pair — or, even better, the second pair, and bumping down rookie Axel Sandin-Pellikka to the third — would go a long way toward solidifying the blue line.—
Max Bultman,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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The notice also says the positions involved aren’t tied to a union, so bumping rights don’t apply.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Jan. 2026
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Video showed officers in riot gear pushing forward as agitators crowded the street, leading to shoving and jostling during the nighttime confrontation.—
Michael Dorgan , Alexandra Koch , Bill Melugin , Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Lining up offsides or jumping before the snap or shoving someone who’s already out of bounds or pulling off someone’s helmet.—
Kevin Sherrington,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Jan. 2026
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Kennedy Botts with Sisters PGH, a nonprofit serving the Black transgender community, is pushing back on that argument.—
Lauren Linder,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Friends of the Everglades is pushing for 160 square miles of additional conservation land in the Everglades Agricultural Area, to create space for 1 million more acre-feet of water storage.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Though none of the celebrity moms in question have publicly spoken about the drama, earlier this week, Koma, whom has also produced several of Duff's songs in the past, shared a meme to his Instagram Story jabbing Tisdale French's piece in The Cut.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Jan. 2026
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Yet the reception was precisely as if Happy Mondays had made a surprise appearance—people jabbing the air, hips swinging with merry abandon, wearing the sort of grins usually observed under bucket hats.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
28 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Tonight, after poking the bear, this bear roared.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Nov. 2025
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There are also dual Akrapvoic exhausts poking out the rear, framed by slim taillights.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In this buyers’ market, luxury developers will likely continue jostling to distinguish their projects in 2026.—
Catherine Odom,
Miami Herald,
29 Dec. 2025
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Test subjects did just that while running or being subjected to shaking, jostling, and high-frequency vibrations, with ocean conditions simulated using the Scripps Ocean-Atmosphere Research Simulator at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 Dec. 2025
Verb
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But, one quick fix is unscrewing it and tapping the lotion into your hand.—
Rylee Johnston,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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Paramount is a much smaller company than WBD, which expressed concern at the large amount of debt Paramount is tapping to finance the deal.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Kneeing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kneeing. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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