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Definition of knightsnext
plural of knight

knights

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verb

present tense third-person singular of knight

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for knights
Noun
  • Spare princes need something to do.
    Sam Knight, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Past Lord Wardens include barons, earls, princes, and future kings.
    Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Meyer’s champions call him a bulldog.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Entering the season, the back-to-back World Series champions have a deep starting rotation, even accounting for a possible six-man rotation, which manager Dave Roberts hinted at during the offseason as a way to give starters extra rest over a long season.
    Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • In an attempt to provide a roadmap, Brussels periodically commissions grand reports on Europe’s economic future.
    Douglas Rediker, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2025
  • Things only get complicated for Phil when a mother (Shino Shinozaki) commissions him to play the dad that her adorable 11-year-old daughter has never met.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The young women and their cavaliers headed to L’Arc, a nightclub in Paris situated near the Shangri-La; there, the group continued their celebrations some hours later.
    Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • The Fitzgerald settlement ennobles neither side.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The coming-of-age boxing drama opened to strong box office results in Taiwan in January and stars Golden Horse best new performer nominee Lin Yi-ting alongside veterans Tsai Chen-nan and You An-shun.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Kudrna plans to continue working with the veterans in camp this spring.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • After the fog lifts this morning, skies across the area will stay cloudy to mostly cloudy.
    Steven Sosna, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The House bill, and its Senate counterpart, Senate Bill 594, which passed on Wednesday, lifts that restriction.
    Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Five transfers, seven high school recruits — and 24 guys coming back for another go-round.
    Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The team has an area-high five players who rank among the top recruits in Dallas-Fort Worth for the Class of 2027.
    Myah Taylor, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Knights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knights. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.

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