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noun

plural of knout

as in straps

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verb

present tense third-person singular of knout

as in hides

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Noun

Another sandal featured a curvaceous assortment of thin straps.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
At Dior, footwear designer Nina Christen offered up sexy Dior-charmed T-straps and plenty of toe cleavage.

— Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026

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That gap is where debt hides until something goes wrong across agents and everyone can say their piece worked as designed.

— Venkatesh Sankaran, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
The league usually hides these blunders behind closed doors and quiet internal grading-system tweaks.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of hides

Noun

Similarly, applying salty whey to land can affect crops and soil health.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2026
Drought has disrupted berry crops and other natural food sources that bears depend on, sending them closer to humans and into garage cans, bird feeders and chicken coops.

— N. Kirkpatrick, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026

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Verb

The scene switches to a beautiful cliffside mansion overlooking the ocean.

— Michael Saponara, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2026
And since the vessel switches up its path based on the seasons and conditions at sea, passengers will see different astounding sights throughout the year.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of switches

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Northrop Grumman slashes overall weight and reduces total part counts, manufacturing combat-ready autonomous jets at a fraction of typical costs.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
The company wants Starship to be a fully and rapidly reusable transport system that slashes the cost of spaceflight.

— Sven Bilén, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026

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