as in to buckle (down)
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Recent Examples of knuckle down
After a 3-1 defeat at Fulham in September, Howe pulled Isak aside and told him to knuckle down.
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George Caulkin, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
European countries need to knuckle down and increase their military capabilities while Russia is still dedicating a chunk of its forces to its invasion of Ukraine, Sweden's defense minister has said.
—Ellie Cook — Reporting From Prague, Czech Republic, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
There is every chance Pepi may decide to knuckle down and keep pushing De Jong, as PSV chase a successful defense of their title and progress in the Champions League.
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
George Caulkin, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
European countries need to knuckle down and increase their military capabilities while Russia is still dedicating a chunk of its forces to its invasion of Ukraine, Sweden's defense minister has said.
—Ellie Cook — Reporting From Prague, Czech Republic, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
There is every chance Pepi may decide to knuckle down and keep pushing De Jong, as PSV chase a successful defense of their title and progress in the Champions League.
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knuckle down
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That's the going rate for starting pitching in today's game whether the Blue Jays like it or not.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Ohtani, as many have said, is a unicorn, the first two-way player since Babe Ruth to regularly hit and pitch in his career.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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Senate Republicans have failed to pass a clean short-term measure as Democrats dig in on health care priorities, specifically extending subsidies under the Affordable Care Act.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
27 Oct. 2025
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Philippa Langley insisted on the dig in the Northern area of the social services carpark where the remains were found.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Knuckle down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knuckle%20down. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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