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knout

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verb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for knout
Noun
  • As for the spruce and birch forest model, several animals, such as the black bear, the moose and the snowshoe hare, call it home.
    Shivani Vora, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
  • This traverse, thick with maples and birches, is famous for its numerous moose sightings.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Underneath her coat, Witherspoon wore an ankle-length black skirt and leather round-toe boots.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Compare with the Met’s full-size cast, from 1985, and these miniatures cleave the collective anguish into distinct emotions — one figure seems mid-dance, one bored, another ecstatic — in a range of patinas, from dark chocolate to leather.
    Walker Mimms, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The 2-in-1 Tote Bag keeps your chaos chic with a snap strap for your laptop, zip pockets for the tiny stuff (pacifiers or lip balm, anyone?), and twin open slots for easy phone grabs mid-diaper change.
    Pooja Shah, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
  • Jenner stunned in a black Schiaparelli dress with thin straps and black thread embroidery.
    Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2025
Verb
  • The Speccie’s star columnist is the rudest man in Christendom, the Godzilla of contumely, an all-time non-sufferer of fools who horsewhips his targets the way Hunter S. Thompson and Christopher Hitchens once did.
    Kyle Smith, National Review, 23 Apr. 2020
  • In reality, Watson wasn’t a bar fighter or famous for horsewhipping cowboys.
    Eliza McGraw, Smithsonian, 12 Mar. 2018
Noun
  • The limited supply, despite sustained demand, is likely to trigger a ripple effect of shortages and disruptions, a phenomenon known in supply chain dynamics as the reverse bullwhip effect.
    Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Comments After making an award-winning career out of mostly dramatic roles, Viola Davis is ready to grab her metaphorical bullwhip and fedora and get her Indiana Jones on.
    Jessica Wang, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • As judges have ruled against the Trump administration, the president and his allies have lashed out in response, suggesting judges should not be allowed to constrain Trump's presidential actions and calling for judges to be impeached.
    Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
  • But Zaharias retired the side in order in the top of the seventh, then lashed his game-winning two-bagger in the bottom of the inning, driving home pinch-runner JT Anderson and Ryder Kelly, who reached base on an error.
    Mike Lefkow, Mercury News, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • Its seat and back are made from gorgeous woven rattan, while its legs are constructed from sturdy aluminum with a woodgrain finish.
    Clara McMahon, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Made from woven plastic rattan, this basket is both stylish, sturdy, and easy to clean.
    Anne Taylor, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Caballero looked on the verge of tears as the Ivorian whipped the ball into the corner, a heroic performance from a back-up goalkeeper who’d played in every previous round to repay manager Manuel Pellegrini’s faith.
    Thom Harris, New York Times, 17 May 2025
  • Made with 92 percent natural ingredients, the gentle, sulfate-free shampoo is whipped with tea tree and peppermint oils, which help create a healthy pH balance on the scalp and smell like a spa.
    Jenny Berg, Allure, 17 May 2025
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“Knout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knout. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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