KNIGHTING Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

knighting

verb

present participle of knight

as in lifting

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Open your Shop-Vac by unbuckling the side latches and lifting the top unit off the machine.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
Okoaskin is one of the brands putting IDEALIFT™ (acetyl dipeptide-1 cetyl ester) to work in its lifting cream.

— Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of lifting

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Belmer argued that broadcasters have spent decades commissioning without direct access to individual viewer data.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026
But some orders commissioning justices of the peace, though signed by Adams and sealed by his Secretary of State, went undelivered.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

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One week after his aunt Yolanda died under the rubble of her apartment building, Alejandro Marquina discovered an Instagram message from her, congratulating him on a recent work accomplishment.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
Notably, in a tweet congratulating Jensen on the deal, Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora echoed the importance of balancing open source and open weights with frontier LLMs.

— , CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026

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Many of the biggest AI safety fears revolve around advanced models getting increasingly capable at improving their own performance, a technique known as recursive self-improvement, or RSI.

— Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
The numbers don’t favor an improving team in that regard — but remember, the Cowboys should have top quarterback play, top receivers, good-to-great offensive line play and a good-to-great run game.

— Zak Keefer, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of improving

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The shifting movie landscape Cinema operators, studios and analysts are celebrating the strong summer, citing a return to pre-pandemic normalcy, but industry dynamics have shifted.

— Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
Coach will be celebrating its 85th anniversary with a party right after its show at Pier 36.

— Hilary Milnes, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of celebrating

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But the design quickly sparked backlash and support online, with some applauding the farm's call for civil discourse and others questioning why Kirk was chosen as the face of one of the attraction's biggest annual draws.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Chelsea supporters at Craven Cottage responded by applauding Fernandez and singing his name.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of applauding

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Jordan, to whom scorn comes more naturally than grace, accuses him of envying the rest of the troupe’s ennobling misery.

— Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Mary Kay could have no doubt that selling was an ennobling endeavor, since God Himself seemed to be endorsing it.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026

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