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Recent Examples of knitting
Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
The year previous, archaeologists uncovered a large wooden phallus in a ditch at Vindolanda, first thought to be a knitting tool, McClatchy News reported.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
Yarn Barn of Kansas: 930 Massachusetts St., Lawrence Yarn Barn has been supplying knitting, weaving, spinning, and crocheting materials since 1971, offering a vast selection of yarns, looms, and kits.
—Courtney Lane, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2025
Growing up in upstate New York, they were kept busy at home by their mother, Ruth, with a variety of activities that included crocheting, knitting, doing embroidery, building walls, planting trees and even beekeeping.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Basic knitting kits generally go for around $10-$30 per knitting kit.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
The year previous, archaeologists uncovered a large wooden phallus in a ditch at Vindolanda, first thought to be a knitting tool, McClatchy News reported.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
Yarn Barn of Kansas: 930 Massachusetts St., Lawrence Yarn Barn has been supplying knitting, weaving, spinning, and crocheting materials since 1971, offering a vast selection of yarns, looms, and kits.
—Courtney Lane, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2025
Growing up in upstate New York, they were kept busy at home by their mother, Ruth, with a variety of activities that included crocheting, knitting, doing embroidery, building walls, planting trees and even beekeeping.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knitting
Noun
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Shipping was messed up, factories closed, textiles and notions (all the fixtures and various sewing accouterments) became incredibly difficult to source.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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As a sign of the consumer demand for such high-level sewing for intricate wedding gowns in China, there are now seven stores versus four, according to Wang.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
9 June 2025
Verb
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Anyone can fall ill after contracting the virus, but the risk of severe illness is higher for people who are younger than five or older than 65.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
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Any viral outbreak poses a public health risk, particularly for children and older people who may be more vulnerable to contracting serious illnesses when affected.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
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Beyond simply offering a competent and reliable service, however, Lazarus knew that the repair process needed to be streamlined with a client-centric approach from start to finish.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
27 June 2025
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Last month, a sinkhole opened up on a major road in York, England, prompting emergency repairs.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Its team of 26 volunteer dentists and four dental hygienists perform a range of services for clients, from basic cleanings and fillings to extractions and dentures.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 June 2025
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David carried out mass cremations, removed corpses’ gold jewelry and dental fillings and illegally harvested corpses’ organs for sale, prosecutors charged.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
16 June 2025
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The audience of seventy-five people—packed closely into white folding chairs at a community center just outside Boston—had come to learn how to spot undercover immigration agents.—
Julia Angwin,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2025
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The argument then escalated, and Forty hit him in the face with a beer bottle, pulled out a folding knife, and then charged at him.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
12 Apr. 2025
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Following presentations from prosecutors and Combs' attorneys, which wrapped June 24, the trial will now enter closing arguments before the jury is sent into deliberations.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
26 June 2025
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Slavik’s closing arguments are expected to last the entirety of Thursday, with the defense prepared to give their side on Friday before the jury begins deliberations on Monday.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
26 June 2025
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“Knitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knitting. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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