knocker

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Recent Examples of knocker This lush harvest look is designed to avoid blocking handles and knockers while adding deceptively faux foliage to your door. Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knocker
Noun
  • After deep staff reductions in the spring, critics argued, in court and elsewhere, that the Education Department was not capable of carrying out its statutory functions with such a small staff.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2025
  • But at least, according to Rotten Tomatoes, critics have largely awarded the film their glowing endorsements.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In turn, the criticizer is made out to be overreacting.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025

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“Knocker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knocker. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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