knuckles down

verb

present tense third-person singular of knuckle down
as in buckles (down)

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  1. pitches in
  2. slaves
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  • Misiorowski and Ureña each struck out the side on 10 pitches in the first and the pair combined to throw 10 pitches at 100 mph or more.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Wilyer Abreu and Wilson Contreras homered on back-to-back pitches in the eighth inning, Sonny Gray went seven innings for his 13th win of the season, and the Boston Red Sox rallied to beat the Athletics 5-4 on Thursday night.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 31 July 2026
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  • Things are equally akilter in his family’s home, with his mother now sitting on the couch watching TV while his father slaves away in the kitchen.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Knuckles down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knuckles%20down. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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