knit

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Recent Examples of knit The gaiter hat's stretchy knit makes for a comfortable fit. Nora Colomer May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2025 And my 10-year-old nephew, Silas, had knitted that. Vogue, 25 Sep. 2025 Kids can also join workshops like Mindfulness Practice with Chinese Calligraphy, or arts and crafts featuring leather work, jewelry making, and knitting/crocheting. Shawn Price, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025 There’s a navy sweatshirt in the new J. Press collection with a phrase knitted into it in off-white yarn: Old enough to know better. Joseph Bullmore, Air Mail, 13 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for knit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knit
Verb
  • This brief modification was enough to ruffle the conscience of a film critic.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Other tattooers aren’t quite so ruffled by the practice.
    John Semley, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Prayer Shawl Ministry, for anyone who enjoys knitting or crocheting, is looking for folks who enjoy making prayer shawls and squares, baby blankets and hats to minister to others.
    Carin Schoppmeyer, Arkansas Online, 17 Aug. 2025
  • The Toni dress, for example, was shaped and completed entirely through knitting and crocheting.
    Bianca Salonga, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • When payments depend on a handful of correspondent relationships, shocks in one jurisdiction can ripple worldwide—whether from sanctions, de-risking decisions, cybersecurity incidents, or compliance backlogs.
    Chris Maurice, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
  • These small shifts rippled into the changes that my clients report as being transformative.
    Sonia Singh, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The bag is crafted with 100 percent cotton and features the brand’s signature quilted texture that feels soft to the touch.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Typically, the type of toilet paper that creates these problems is thick, multi-ply, or quilted toilet paper.
    Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Even if the pan is completely nonstick, some deep pan pizzas can benefit from having a drizzle of olive oil at the bottom of the pan to help the crust crisp up.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Bake on a pizza stone: Baking on a pizza stone can help crisp up the bottom of the pie to mimic brick-oven results.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • One of the images shared by Gomez included a close-up of her lace halter neck gown, which features a heart embroidered with the couple's initials.
    Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The latter were sometimes embroidered on his signature woolen cardigans and shawls bearing stylized versions of placid landscapes, bandana patterns or geometric motifs.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025

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“Knit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knit. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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