1
as in understood
to have a practical understanding of
a career diplomat who knows several languages a fan who really knows baseball
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2
as in experienced
to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it
knows full well how nerve-racking it can be to speak in public
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as in saw
to have a clear idea of
I think I know what you're trying to say
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Recent Examples of knew
Dominion sued the businessman in 2021, alleging that Lindell knew there was no evidence to support his election conspiracy theories, but used the lies to sell pillows.
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Aki Nace,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Their agents also knew this and assuredly would have shared that risk assessment with their clients (especially for Veesaar and Evans, both of whom are repped by The Team — formerly Wasserman — an agency that sent multiple potential first-round picks back to school this draft cycle).
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Sam Vecenie,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Austria didn’t give much effort either, because both teams knew a 1-0 final would get them to the knockout stage at the expense of Algeria.
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Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2026
But where some insiders fretted about the social blowback, Jenkins knew the flap was priceless marketing for the brand.
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Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
24 June 2026
Draft day uncertainty over who Washington would pick marked a stark contrast to 2025, when everyone knew the Dallas Mavericks would choose Cooper Flagg.
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Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
23 June 2026
Taylor-Joy, for her part, knew immediately why.
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Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron knew the US president had a penchant for all that is gold and for Versailles.
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Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
17 June 2026
Who knew that the Cheesecake Factory menu would be global news in the middle of the biggest soccer tournament?
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Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
Aki Nace,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Their agents also knew this and assuredly would have shared that risk assessment with their clients (especially for Veesaar and Evans, both of whom are repped by The Team — formerly Wasserman — an agency that sent multiple potential first-round picks back to school this draft cycle).
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Sam Vecenie,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Austria didn’t give much effort either, because both teams knew a 1-0 final would get them to the knockout stage at the expense of Algeria.
—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2026
But where some insiders fretted about the social blowback, Jenkins knew the flap was priceless marketing for the brand.
—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
24 June 2026
Draft day uncertainty over who Washington would pick marked a stark contrast to 2025, when everyone knew the Dallas Mavericks would choose Cooper Flagg.
—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
23 June 2026
Taylor-Joy, for her part, knew immediately why.
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Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron knew the US president had a penchant for all that is gold and for Versailles.
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Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
17 June 2026
Who knew that the Cheesecake Factory menu would be global news in the middle of the biggest soccer tournament?
—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knew
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Many of us have long understood that putting your country’s main creative engine inside a techno-dominant machine was probably never going to end well for creativity.
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For reasons that aren't yet fully understood, the results sometimes differ from previous events.
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Investors who have experienced what might be called a contextual failure, a deal that stalled not because the economics changed but because the relationship broke down, will recognize the pattern.
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Like other female inmates in Tennessee and beyond, Sellars experienced strip searches that are more humiliating than what men experience because of their menstrual cycles.
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Moving a blade back and forth to try to saw biscuits apart will make their layers stick (and ruin the rise).
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Ruggeri says that, in comparison to saw palmetto, which gets far more attention.
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The jewelry designer and mother of two had a lumpectomy, underwent radiation and took Tamoxifen to reduce her risk of recurrence.
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Unlike Brazil, the Philippines has never had a player make a meaningful impact on the professional game, especially on the women’s side.
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The Chicago White Sox recognized their division-winning 1983 club with several members from that team on the field before Saturday’s game against the Kansas City Royals.
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Related Stories With this recognition, announced as the seven-day event wrapped on June 27 with its prize ceremony, Colombia joins the ranks of Japan, Canada, Ireland, Spain, Mexico and Brazil, all previously recognized as countries of honor.
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The Willy Chavarria show was air-conditioned, pumped with Xinú perfume and felt expensive.
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The devastation in Venezuela is being felt far beyond the country's borders.
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Its successor script, Linea B, was also a mystery until it was deciphered in 1952 by an amateur linguist and cryptographer Michael Ventris with the help of classicist John Chadwick, both building on patterns in the script first identified by classicist Alice Kober.
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The signature was deciphered with the help of AI, and specialists at auction house Lyon & Turnbull were able to confirm that Cadell was the artist.
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After Prine underwent radiation treatment for throat cancer in 1998, his voice dropped an octave and, over time, took on a gravelly quality that matched his elder statesman status.
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As America’s middle class underwent an unprecedented expansion, African Americans remained subject to discriminatory housing, employment, and banking practices.
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