knifes

verb

present tense third-person singular of knife
as in slices

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  1. slices
  2. thrusts
  3. punches
  4. cuts
Verb
  • Greece's prime minister rejected a maritime agreement between Libya and Turkey, which slices ownership of part of the eastern Mediterranean Sea between the two countries.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Wild Lab Bakery sells decadent peanut butter cup cookies, as well, and Missy’s Pies slices up a droolworthy combo that features a layer of peanut butter on top of a chocolate brownie.
    — Joey Skladany, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of slices
Verb
  • Failing to do so thrusts this franchise into a strange state.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • But the film also dazzles with its exhilarating action sequences, including a one-shot car chase that thrusts you into the thick of the chaos and stays with you long after the credits have rolled.
    — Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of thrusts
Verb
  • Then the officer punches him in the face twice and uses a Taser.
    — Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Belgal is seen reversing and then driving out of the parking spot as one of the armed men punches the driver's side window and breaks the glass.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of punches
Verb
  • Researchers at Cornell University have developed a method that cuts a critical stage of lithium-ion battery manufacturing by up to 60%, potentially saving large factories as much as $100 million in production costs.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
  • At the end, the video cuts to the Wicked actress watching the ad in a theater, cheering as the credits roll before winking at the camera.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of cuts
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