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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
Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 12 July 2025
Kid Cudi has tied the knot with fiancée Lola Abecassis Sartore during a timeless wedding in the South of France.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 11 July 2025
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july 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
In 1981, the battered body of a closeted gay Catholic priest was discovered in the Sage and Sand Motel in Odessa, Texas, his arms knotted behind his back.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 21 June 2025
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Noun
The couple, who met in October 2020 during a Zoom meditation hosted by lifestyle podcaster Jay Shetty, tied the knot in December 2023 and welcomed their first child in late June or early July of last year.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 12 July 2025
Kid Cudi has tied the knot with fiancée Lola Abecassis Sartore during a timeless wedding in the South of France.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 11 July 2025
Verb
This premise reminds me a bit of George R. Stewart’s Storm, but with a more folkloric spin: a creative way to examine how humanity and nature relate, and how all life is knotted together.
—Literary Hub
july 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
In 1981, the battered body of a closeted gay Catholic priest was discovered in the Sage and Sand Motel in Odessa, Texas, his arms knotted behind his back.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knot
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The team’s genetic analysis focused on the Hox cluster: a family of genes found widely across the animal kingdom that fundamentally control an organism’s physical development.—
Christian Thorsberg,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 July 2025
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In 2019, the CDC identified 22 outbreaks with the largest in two separate clusters in New York — 412 in New York state and 702 in New York City.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
10 July 2025
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Most importantly, watch for signs or symptoms of more serious allergic responses that can lead to anaphylaxis, such as severe swelling, hives away from the sting site, difficulty in breathing, mental confusion and low blood pressure.—
Gabrielle Chenault,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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The swelling looks like a tiny volcano rising up from the curve of his skull.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
30 June 2025
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Russia has long supported regimes and movements that destabilize the West, including links to Middle Eastern terror networks.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Cartoon by Jeremy Nguyen Copy link to cartoon Copy link to cartoon Link copied Shop Shop Trae Stephens joined Luckey and two additional partners to form Anduril, with seed money from Founders Fund and other investors, including one of J. D. Vance’s financial ventures.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 July 2025
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There have been several political groupings called the American Party, or something similar, in U.S. history.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
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In the following years, the early flood warning system that Eastland advocated for – and was once considered state-of-the-art – started to suffer problems.—
Curt Devine,
CNN Money,
11 July 2025
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Cassidy was released from Thorn Cross on June 11, and a day later, his father, Tommy, died following heart problems.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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They get tangled up in trees and power lines; one image from the front shows a street crisscrossed by what looks like a giant spiderweb.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Storage dividers will help keep your items separate and prevent them from tangling or rubbing together.—
Jamie Fischer,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Either way, prepare a big batch of yellow lemonade and place it in a large drink dispenser.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 July 2025
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The recalled batch is linked to the same strain of Salmonella that has made 11 people sick across 10 different states, the CDC said.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
18 July 2025
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In a flat city where all private and public property is organized into rectangles and triangles aligned with the principal points of the compass, Lincoln Yards is defined by a series of wedges, lumps and lobes that don’t adjoin with the rest of the Chicago street map.—
F.K. Plous,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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Everyday Comfort smoothing panty for a completely smooth silhouette without any bumps or lumps.—
Jené Luciani Sena
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FOXNews.com,
20 June 2025
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“Knot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knot. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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