knighting

Definition of knightingnext
present participle of knight

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Verb
  • The city chose a more muscular solution, raising the park and lifting the river’s edge to form a wall intended to hold back sixteen feet of surge.
    Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • If Orbán is reelected, the EU could use that funding as a bargaining chip to extract concessions such as lifting his veto of the 90 billion euros to Ukraine, Hegedűs said.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Roles available at the Lexington facility range from production welders and assembly technicians to certified welding inspectors, commissioning test operators, quality technicians, overhaul technicians, painters, straighteners, and transportation equipment operators.
    Tobias Bauer, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Jonny Richards, who is Disney+’s Director, Scripted Originals in EMEA, will join the BBC drama commissioning team this summer.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In a recent Oprah Daily Instagram post congratulating The Oprah Podcast’s recent Webby Award nomination, the media mogul wore a professional-looking two-piece outfit, complete with wide-leg beige pants with gold accents and a matching button-down shirt.
    Madeline Merinuk, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Isaacman closed by congratulating the crew and the entire NASA team, along with the agency's international and commercial partners.
    Evan Bush, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • But affordability is not improving as much as most experts had forecast.
    Diana Olick, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Many technology companies issue vague proclamations about improving the world, then go about maximizing revenue.
    Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • For his followers, blaspheming the Holocaust and celebrating Hitler became a way to signal contempt for the political religion of postwar liberalism.
    Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Just celebrating Jesus at Zeal City Church.
    Holly Santman, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Others praised troopers for stepping in to help, applauding authorities for rescuing the vulnerable cub and ensuring it was placed in proper care.
    Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
  • At 0-2, Nimmo had started applauding and offering loud encouragement from the Rangers dugout.
    Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • After the hearing, Gorman’s family released a statement commending the judge for detaining Medina.
    Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Bhattacharya has visited the Atlanta campus, sent emails commending the CDC staff and thanking them for their work, and extended telework accommodations in his first weeks on the job.
    Pien Huang, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Teeth or Pants, the show has a way of both laughing at and ennobling its own failures.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Work for human beings, then, is necessary and even ennobling.
    The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
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“Knighting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knighting. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.

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