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Recent Examples of knight
James Grebey, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
France named Ali Akbar, a 73-year-old Pakistani immigrant who has sold papers on the Left Bank of Paris for decades, a knight in the National Order of Merit.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 Feb. 2026
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
Viewers have come to love Daniel Ings’s performance as Ser Lyonel Baratheon, and they’re invested in what Maekar Targaryen will do now that his youngest son has run off with a hedge knight without his permission, something that was not made explicit in the novella.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
France named Ali Akbar, a 73-year-old Pakistani immigrant who has sold papers on the Left Bank of Paris for decades, a knight in the National Order of Merit.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 Feb. 2026
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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The former prince is still under investigation, and with police raiding his homes and offices, there’s still a lot that could come out.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
25 Feb. 2026
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Come 1980, Charles and Diana were both single, the prince having recently gone through a breakup.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
25 Feb. 2026
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Despite dominating possession, the defending MLS champions trailed 2-0 at halftime following a 3-0 shutout in the MLS season opener at LAFC last weekend.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 Mar. 2026
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Two-time Olympic champion Federica Brignone was more than two seconds off the lead.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Featuring a series of images and collages commissioned for the inaugural edition of Chanel’s Arts & Culture Magazine, the exhibition will run till April 16.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
25 Feb. 2026
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The film has been commissioned by TVO and Knowledge Network with Alexandra Roberts as commissioning editor and Shane Smith as production executive.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2026
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The shooter, federal prosecutors allege, was Benjamin Song, a 32-year-old former Marine Corps reservist.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated February 26,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Feb. 2026
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Earlier this month, Israeli authorities charged a civilian and a military reservist with using classified military intelligence to place bets on Polymarket related to Israeli operations.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
25 Feb. 2026
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Needing a spark in their third game in three states in four nights, the Celtics did not get one from their bench, which combined to score just five points before garbage time (plus another 12 after Mazzulla lifted his starters with more than five minutes remaining).—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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Vitello then lifted him in favor of right-hander Tristan Beck, who served up a grand slam to Brice Turang.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2026
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At the same time, there's enough nonsense, edging into ridiculousness, that the series might best be approached as a black action-comedy — at the end of the opening scene, the gendarmes are splattered with pieces of supermodel — or a very fancy B (maybe C) picture.—
Robert Lloyd,
Houston Chronicle,
21 Jan. 2026
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At the same time, there’s enough nonsense, edging into ridiculousness, that the series might best be approached as a black action-comedy — at the end of the opening scene, the gendarmes are splattered with pieces of supermodel — or a very fancy B (maybe C) picture.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The Ducks improved to 14-3 in games that have gone beyond regulation.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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The Senate is pushing ahead with a bipartisan bill to improve housing affordability, teeing up a critical week for housing on Capitol Hill and raising major questions about what provisions will be included.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Mar. 2026
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This is a warhorse expected to pull a buggy around a cottage.—
Jesus R. Garcia,
Houston Chronicle,
1 Feb. 2026
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Osgood Perkins’ Keeper wants to add a few wrinkles to this old warhorse’s mix.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
14 Nov. 2025
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“Knight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knight. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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