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verb

present participle of know

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of knowing
Adjective
Might the oversized love throw pillow be a knowing wink to the Cirque du Soleil show of the same name? Catherine Dunwoody, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024 The receptionist watches her leave with a knowing look — there is more to come here. Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024 Offering support at key moments is a knowing, keen-eyed librarian (Jessica Harper), a mysterious book about the hidden history of magical women, and suddenly clearer memories of her devoted mom (Kerry O’Malley), who may have had her own privately liberating nocturnal existence. Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024 Finding Trans Community in Airport Security Writer Samantha Allen on the knowing nods that create comfort in a hostile space. Erika Owen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for knowing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knowing
Adjective
  • This process is vital for learning and memory and for being conscious and aware.
    David Oliver, USA Today, 16 May 2025
  • Just be aware of the potential for Moto AI to beam your data to the cloud.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2025
Adjective
  • Roach chose the more legal one, but not necessarily the smartest.
    Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
  • In the majors, Goldschmidt said, manager Kirk Gibson and coach Eric Young Sr. — who combined for more than 700 steals in their careers — shared the emphasis on smart base running.
    Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • Most others are exploring their options on incentives and examining if this is the right path to take. Future of Work – new patterns, new challenges, new opportunities In some policy areas, like International Tax Reform, change has been driven by conscious political decisions.
    Amanda Tickel, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
  • The boy was found alert and conscious, officials said, according to local ABC affiliate WJLA.
    Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • Read more Dua and Callum’s Couple Style Is, Like Them, Hot Turner’s low-key but considered looks are the perfect backdrop to his girlfriend’s more mercurial wardrobe.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Working from Jeff Nathanson’s screenplay, Jenkins tries to allay a clunky narrative with his intimate and considered style.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • His calmness — and that of players, such as hugely experienced goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny — helps the team to keep their heads in the game on occasions.
    Pol Ballús, New York Times, 11 May 2025
  • The series between the Warriors and the Rockets was slow, low scoring, and ugly—which is exactly how the younger, less experienced Rockets wanted it.
    Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 11 May 2025
Adjective
  • Managers can help by normalizing those reactions and creating deliberate space for them.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
  • In the careful selection of a pocket square, in the perfect dimple of a tie knot, in the deliberate shine of oxfords, these women continue a tradition of using style as both survival strategy and self-announcing act.
    Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 12 May 2025
Adjective
  • What begins as a calculated attempt to improve his parole prospects evolves into a deeply personal connection with another prisoner, reframing the protagonist’s understanding of dignity, responsibility, and redemption.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
  • His rejection of this initiative is a calculated risk that may already be paying off.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
Verb
  • Not for this year’s draft, unfortunately, but having 2026 and 2027 picks from an aging Lightning squad isn’t a bad bet at all.
    Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • After having Dirk Nowitzki, a foreign superstar who stuck with the team for his entire career, the team was looking forward to another player following suit.
    Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025

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“Knowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knowing. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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