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Definition of knoutsnext
plural of knout

knouts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of knout

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for knouts
Noun
  • The aim is practical comfort that could help new parents spend less time adjusting straps or tugging at seams and more time getting through a list that changes by the hour.
    Footwear News, Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Kevlar is used on the knee straps and waistband for tension resistance and strength.
    Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • And while Americans’ overall ideological self-identification looks stable in the aggregate (37% very conservative/conservative, 34% moderate, 25% very liberal/liberal), a January 2025 Gallup poll shows that this steadiness hides tectonic tensions tugging beneath the surface.
    Robert T.F. Downes, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Now, Scieszka’s debut filters Tuck Everlasting-esque immortality through the social media age—examining how someone hides their eternal lifespan from facial recognition technology and venture capitalists looking to capitalize upon family property and the ultimate anti-aging secrets.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Over the past two years, farmers had issues selling their crops, leading growers to leave 100,000 tons of grapes to rot in the vineyards.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2025
  • The crops will be sold at a local market and to future restaurants.
    Khadejeh Nikouyeh, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • After her mani-pedi was complete, and the beautician had given her a coffee per usual, the pair were going to move on to brows and lashes when the woman asked to use the bathroom.
    Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
  • In a scene based on a real incident that crystallized some of the public’s reaction to Bardot at the time, a cleaning lady lashes out at the star’s character in an elevator, angry over her promiscuity while the maid’s brother is fighting in the Algerian War.
    Lee Smith, CNN Money, 28 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • The two-act play starts in a Greek marketplace, then switches to a college professor’s office.
    Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2025
  • The clip then switches to show a pink horse and a pair of pink cowboy boots, which are slowly lowered to reveal her daughter's name.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The results come as Merck slashes $3 billion in costs by the end of 2027, and prepares to offset revenue losses from the upcoming patent expiration of Keytruda in 2028.
    Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Mogollon Monster The Mogollon Monster is Arizona's Bigfoot, a legendary creature said to inhabit the Mogollon Rim, a rugged and densely forested area that slashes across the state.
    Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The wind whips across the peak, marked as per usual around here with a pile of stones and colorful prayer flags tied to the top like sails on the mast of a ship.
    Joe Baur, Outside, 31 Oct. 2025
  • In the video, Campos whips her long hair in disbelief.
    Christina Noriega, Refinery29, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Framed by her Pepto-pink hair — another Moisturizer-era change — Teasdale bodyrolls and thrashes around, singing so wildly that the edges of her mouth seem to disappear.
    Sophie Williams, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Knouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knouts. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.

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