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Recent Examples of knobbed
The knobbed Lochlan fireplace screen does not disappoint.
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Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025
Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knobbed
Adjective
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Adding to its delightfully cartoonish profile is a set of giant, 40-inch knobby all-terrain tires.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
28 Jan. 2026
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The tiles resemble elephant skin with its bumpy knobby surface, and are designed to passively keep a building cool in hot months as well improve energy efficiency during cooler months.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The contrast with Durant’s lumpish Johnny makes no sense.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Oct. 2024
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Because both actors look like lumpish proletarian versions of Ingmar Bergman stars — Alma Pöysti, radiant yet benumbed, plays Ansa like a dish-towel Bibi Andersson, and Jussi Vatanen could be the schlump brother of Max von Sydow (with a dollop of Ryan Gosling).—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
23 May 2023
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“Knobbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knobbed. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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