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Recent Examples of knight
Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Earlier this summer, archaeologists in Gdańsk uncovered an elite knight's burial beneath a former ice cream parlor.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 June 2025
The Oscar-winning Darkest Hour and Slow Horses actor has been knighted by King Charles III in the monarch’s birthday honors.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 June 2025
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Noun
Another possibility is that King Charles could remove his brother's role as a knight of the prestigious Order of the Garter, per The Times.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Earlier this summer, archaeologists in Gdańsk uncovered an elite knight's burial beneath a former ice cream parlor.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
Fry, who was recently knighted for services to the environment, mental health awareness and charity, serves as vice-president of conservation charity Fauna & Flora International.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 June 2025
The Oscar-winning Darkest Hour and Slow Horses actor has been knighted by King Charles III in the monarch’s birthday honors.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knight
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Nineteen thousand resident white loyalists also supplemented British troops, as did at least eight thousand Irishmen and more than thirty thousand soldiers loaned to the king by princes in the German states.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Markle’s video showed the prince and her friend, Kelly McKee Zajfen, watching the end of the game as the Dodgers clinched back-to-back World Series titles.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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That’s exactly how the Miami Dolphins performed in Sunday’s 30-13 win against the Buffalo Bills in a contest Miami controlled all game, manhandling the reigning AFC East division champions to prove that the 2025 season isn’t over.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Nov. 2025
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So, what could happen when the champions visit their Etihad Stadium on Sunday?—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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The exhibition includes 29 paintings, including Triumph of Bacchus, which was collected by the Habsburg Archduke Leopold of Austria; Leopold may also have commissioned Wautier’s portrait of the Italian Jesuit Martino Martini, who published the first atlas of China, in traditional Chinese garb.—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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In response to the TNT shortage, Congress awarded defense manufacturer Repkon USA a $435 million contract to design, build and commission an Army-run TNT plant in Graham, Kentucky.—
Macklin Fishman,
CNBC,
10 Nov. 2025
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The stop drew attention to the dual commitment of reservist personnel who balance civilian careers with military service, including deployments to Afghanistan, Iraq, Poland, Latvia and Ukraine.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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With military fellows assigned to Murkowski’s office and her state director, an Air Force reservist, visiting Sitka with her, they were determined to ensure Minard received recognition.—
Tim Trudell,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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Expedia lifted its forecast for full-year revenue growth sharply, thanks in part to 26% quarterly growth in the business-to-business travel division that Gorin ran before becoming CEO.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The plane, an MD-11, lifted off the runway and gained enough altitude to clear a fence at the end of the runway, Inman said during a previous news conference.—
Ray Padilla,
Louisville Courier Journal,
7 Nov. 2025
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That includes Jan Laureys (Willem De Schryver), who never wanted to be a gendarme in the first place.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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Some 80,000 police and gendarmes were set to be deployed throughout the day, including riot units, drones and armored vehicles.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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Their findings provide a blueprint for improving efficiency, stability, and scalability, key steps toward mass deployment and alignment with China’s carbon neutrality goals.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Nov. 2025
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Five takeaways from the Miami Heat’s dramatic 140-138 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night at Kaseya Center to improve to 3-0 on its four-game homestand.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
11 Nov. 2025
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Again, a première was matched to a warhorse.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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An all-situations warhorse throughout his NHL career, and the defensive engine for the 2023 Cup champions, Pietrangelo, on June 30, released an alarming update about his health.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Knight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knight. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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