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Recent Examples of knob
Its resistance settings are easy to adjust, too, thanks to the manual control knob.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 10 July 2025
To study them, astronomers use complex models that have many knobs and switches.
—Andrej Prša, The Conversation, 23 July 2025
But its core design—gray screen, red frame, white knobs—largely remained the same.
—Aurora Martínez, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2025
The glass material is also weather-resistant, and the flame can easily be adjusted by turning the knob on the side of the wick’s lid.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 5 July 2025
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 10 July 2025
To study them, astronomers use complex models that have many knobs and switches.
—Andrej Prša, The Conversation, 23 July 2025
But its core design—gray screen, red frame, white knobs—largely remained the same.
—Aurora Martínez, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2025
The glass material is also weather-resistant, and the flame can easily be adjusted by turning the knob on the side of the wick’s lid.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 5 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knob
Noun
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Meanwhile, pensions are largely extinct except in government, 401(k)s are too often spotty as replacements, and rent absorbs a huge chunk of paychecks for those without equity.—
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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So stir a couple squares in your morning oatmeal, sprinkle some chunks in a Greek yogurt bowl, or mix some chips into pancake batter for extra flavor—and fiber! 9.—
Audrey Bruno,
SELF,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The much-talked-about Cod Royale is Rouse’s take on the Filet-O-Fish, built around a battered hunk of fish sandwiched between a brioche bun, with a dripping dose of tangy tartar sauce, shredded iceberg, and spicy pickles.—
Pervaiz Shallwani,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Aug. 2025
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Or Marcello, Emily’s Italian beau, who needed a different look than the typical Italian hunk.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Showy spikes of two-toned blooms stand above succulent foliage that grows in dense clumps.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
31 July 2025
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One of the key things this cosmic map revealed was stars being born in vast clumps, each stretching for several thousand light-years.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
7 July 2025
Noun
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Go grab your passport, a wad of bail money, and enough thirst for wine that growls at history and food that tastes like the ocean punched you in the mouth.—
John Noakes,
Hartford Courant,
12 Aug. 2025
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To the detriment of the proceedings late in the second act, there is a wad of exposition gristle that brings things full stop in the form of a labored revelation of why Diamond is such a grump and perhaps maybe won’t be one in the future.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
30 July 2025
Noun
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Each glob of goo will connect to any glob it is placed next to, which allows for all kinds of creations – especially as variables are introduced that toy with the game’s physics.—
Joshua Rivera,
Vulture,
6 May 2025
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Then Domokos and the chief engineer of the model spotted a glob of stray glue clinging to one of its vertices.—
Elise Cutts,
Quanta Magazine,
25 June 2025
Noun
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One day while exercising, a healthy 59-year-old semi-retiree felt a lump in his abdomen.—
Steve Vernon,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Deep hemangioma: With a blue or purple color, this type feels like a deep lump and may be painful.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Knob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knob. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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