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knockoff

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Recent Examples of knockoff
Verb
There is a payoff in Test cricket that trumps its knockoff shorter versions. Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025 While knockoff sneakers might pose minimal safety risks, fake skin care and makeup are a whole different story. Boutayna Chokrane, Wired News, 8 July 2025
Noun
So, knocking off Benet seemed improbable, according to senior outside hitter Bridget Ferriter. Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025 Gather the fruit from the ground or shake the tree to knock off the ripe fruits. Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for knockoff
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knockoff
Verb
  • Fall weather isn't stopping the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) as its crews are set to begin a number of construction work across the state.
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Good Fortune follows Reeves as an angel, Gabriel, tasked by his boss, Martha (Sandra Oh), with stopping humans from dying while texting and driving.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Needless to say, progressive Democrats did not respond to those companies’ overtures by abandoning Trader Joe’s and prosecco to guzzle Buds at Wally World.
    Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The Commission was also unimpressed by Jackson continuing to promote SPIS’ data around the location on the pitch and timing of Paqueta’s bookings during the game during cross-examination, despite the fact that the FA had abandoned this evidence.
    Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Under the definition of GDP, exports are added, and imports are subtracted from the total because the former are considered a product of the national economy, and the latter are expenditures that aren’t domestic products.
    Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Some would argue that the point of a vacation is to subtract, not add, stress.
    Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • For Christians, the Bible is the word of God, and turning that word into short-form viral content robs it of its power.
    Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
  • But 1976 had nobody — and not even anybody, in fairness, who can feel particularly ‘robbed’ of an England cap.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The series premiere ends, however, on a much softer note, as Robbie and Cliff run into the young Sam, the couple's son who was sleeping in the basement while his parents were murdered upstairs.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Prosecutors allege Prowell murdered King, then stole the victim's vehicle, which was found more than a week later, several miles from Prowell's home.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • And hashtags like #dangerousselfie and #extremeselfie encourage copycat behavior.
    Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Survivor’s debut in 2000 marked a turning point in reality television innovation; afterward, many copycats spawned, inspired by the complexity of the gameplay.
    Hannah Berman August 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • At the end of 2024, SHR ceased operations, paving the way for the rise of the Haas Factory Team.
    Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
  • In turn, matchups between strong Group of 5 teams and hefty pocketbooks will cease to exist.
    Noah White, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Then the key to Finnish success in reducing homelessness is the housing-first model, where the logic is that you're not required to quit using alcohol or narcotics.
    Kristen Edgreen Kaufman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Growing economic uncertainty has kept workers from quitting their jobs and has led businesses to slow down hiring decisions, experts say.
    Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Knockoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knockoff. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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