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as in cluster
a number of things considered as a unit
from the summit we could see knots of houses up and down the river valley
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as in link
a uniting or binding force or influence
their business partnership is strengthened by the knot of personal friendship
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as in grouping
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit
knots of people were quietly chatting around the meeting hall
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as in problem
something that requires thought and skill for resolution
the situation involved so many legal knots that we decided to get a lawyer
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as in to tangle
to twist together into a usually confused mass
the extension cords were hopelessly knotted together
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Recent Examples of knot
Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025
The administration hired a light-rail expert from Toronto, Adam Giambrone, to cut through that knot of negativity.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Apr. 2025
IEEE Spectrum, 19 Mar. 2025
On that same power play, however, Nashville regrouped to knot up the contest at the 4:25 mark behind Vrana’s hard one-timer from inside the blue line, which hit Dostál but squibbled through him.
—Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 15 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The pair had an on-and-off-again relationship for years before tying the knot in 2006.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025
The administration hired a light-rail expert from Toronto, Adam Giambrone, to cut through that knot of negativity.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
If the device properties are just right, this could give rise to a two-dimensional version of a global electronic state that can be knotted up.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Mar. 2025
On that same power play, however, Nashville regrouped to knot up the contest at the 4:25 mark behind Vrana’s hard one-timer from inside the blue line, which hit Dostál but squibbled through him.
—Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 15 Mar. 2025
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For instance, in 2015, Texas A&M scientists found that implanting electrodes into a cockroach's ganglion (the neuron cluster that controls its front legs) was remarkably effective at successfully steering the roaches 60 percent of the time.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2025
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This year, the nominating committee left a cluster of prominent directors far from the spotlight.—
Scott Heller,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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One analysis of studies on lymphatic drainage massage found that the procedure can help with swelling and recovery from musculoskeletal injuries, reducing pain and improving range of motion in patients.—
Korin Miller,
Flow Space,
29 Apr. 2025
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Most kids will recover from measles, but infection can lead to dangerous complications such as pneumonia, blindness, brain swelling and death.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2025
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Orange 1 and 2: Banned in 1956 and 1960 for potential links to organ damage.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Henry, afflicted by a psychic link to the monsters behind the veil of the Stranger Things universe, has to go into writhing, spitting paroxysms at least once every 20 minutes or so.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2025
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Researchers with the Third Marine National Park Research and Education Center observed the herd exhibit a variety of behaviors, including rolling, social grouping, and foraging, all of which are normal in healthy and content dugong populations, officials said.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2025
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Both could also spend time at nickelback depending on the personnel grouping.—
Tashan Reed,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Are some flights more likely to experience crew duty clock problems?—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Those are problems that another manager might have a better chance of addressing heading into next season.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance met with Pope Francis on Easter Sunday, after the two men have tangled sharply over the administration's immigration approach.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2025
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Papal rebuke on migration, appeal for prisoners The pope and Vance have tangled sharply over migration and the Trump administration’s plans to deport migrants en masse.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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The project was pressed in a run of 15,000 copies, one of the largest batches among the exclusives.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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That means pharmacies and facilities that sell batches of the medication could face FDA enforcement.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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That familiar lump of expectation coagulated in my stomach and throat.—
Thomas Weddle,
Outdoor Life,
17 Apr. 2025
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Labor in healthcare includes taking down medical histories, making diagnoses, lifting patients, removing lumps, palpating livers, writing notes, processing claims and comforting patients.—
Kevin Vigilante,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Knot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knot. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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