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knot

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of knot
Noun
The couple tied the knot in 1977 and had three children together — Amanda, 41, Stephen, 37, and Brian, 30. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025 Please put all your theories in the comments because my brain is in knots over this one. Erin Qualey, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
The caption also said that simply playing with another dog or touching the carpet was enough to cause the dog's hair to knot. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025 Bags have knotted detailing–and bottoms are also tied uniquely to create an interesting effect. Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 23 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for knot 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knot
Noun
  • These finds include a cluster of precious metal objects.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Two dense clusters of the spindly florals become a bikini-tie top, worn with an open-front catsuit that looks like it was drawn directly onto the models body.
    Leah Dolan, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • This condition involves inflammation and swelling of the bile ducts and causes fever, chills, abdominal pain, and jaundice.
    Mark Gurarie, Health, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Signs of a more severe injury include intense pain, swelling and difficulty walking.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The claim: Video shows crowd booing Trump at 2025 Super Bowl A Feb. 9 Threads video (direct link, archive link) appears to show President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walking onto a football field amid a chorus of boos.
    Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
  • However, Flow Space may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.
    Alysia Reiner, Flow Space, 10 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Repeating this process five times with varying groupings yielded an average accuracy of 80 percent.
    Lucy Tu, Scientific American, 7 Feb. 2025
  • What’s important to note is that this food grouping system doesn’t account for nutritional value, Dr. Vadiveloo says.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • For 47 games, the Lakers tried to solve the problems their roster presented, finding the best ways to cover up their flaws, accentuate their strengths and maximize their potential.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Throwing money at the problem isn’t always the solution.
    Michael Cox, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • And as a result of all these magnetic fields getting tangled up there, those spots on the sun are cooler than the areas around them.
    Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
  • As a reader reminded me, RFK Jr. and Rush Limbaugh tangled mightily.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 3 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The process from start to finish will take about two days for a single batch, and involves a lot more science and precision.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Before Finn’s death, Reese had wanted to start a café in the basement of a local church; Friedman had been making enormous batches of soup and giving it out in the parking lot of the East Hardwick Grange Hall.
    Chelsea Edgar, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Similar to Milla’s story on the show, Ainscough was diagnosed with epithelioid sarcoma in 2008 following a biopsy of lumps from her left arm.
    Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
  • These crab cakes were not full of jumbo lump, but had claw and backfin meat and sold for ten cents.
    Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2025

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“Knot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knot. Accessed 15 Feb. 2025.

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