knees 1 of 2

plural of knee

knees

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of knee

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for knees
Noun
  • There’s no due process here, either; the three triumvirs don’t get their hands dirty, their decisions can’t be appealed, and there’s no public process by which those to be killed will be identified before the decision is final.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Delving into the tragic murder of Ajike Owens, a Black Florida woman, at the hands of her white neighbor Susan Lorincz, the new film from prolific documentarian Geeta Gandbhir examines issues of race, class, community, and surveillance.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Hayek Pinault then kicks down the door and dramatically points out that the drink is not actually Kahlúa.
    Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Tali kicks Jonah a few times before Martine arrives to take him away.
    Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Dividend cuts ‘would send shivers through Wall Street’ Clark Williams-Derry, energy finance analyst at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), a non-profit organization, said trimming the share buybacks is likely Big Oil’s easiest option.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Grab this sweatsuit and kiss mid-flight shivers goodbye.
    Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Srinivas, who often jabs the search engine giant, made an interesting point.
    Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Haggard jabs Baird over mailers The race is already tense.
    Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Sam Altman’s brain-computer interface startup reportedly taps star biomolecular engineer Mikhail Shapiro.
    Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The organization taps a multidisciplinary group of physicians, scientists, chemists, engineers, epidemiologists, economists, psychologists, statisticians, sociologists, and community members to turn scientific discovery into actionable knowledge.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Nguyen Nik Bonitto shoves the Jets' left tackle back into Justin Fields and Zach Allen crunches him from the interior on that third-down floater.
    Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
  • After being discovered, the woman shoves Lo's head into the wall, knocking her unconscious, and locks her away in a storage room deep within the yacht.
    Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • However, the rights that these certificates grant are not equal to the rights afforded to straight couples.
    Abby Monteil, Them., 21 Oct. 2025
  • Not for nothing did the sports division fork over a bundle for the rights to license the Roundball Rock theme—which for years effectively served as the soundtrack to Jordan crushing the dreams of his opponents—from its shooting guard-size composer, John Tesh.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This pushes Tony and Ziva to risk everything in order to save her and finally put an end to the conspiracy.
    Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The video also pushes for universal healthcare.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Knees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knees. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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