knuckling down

present participle of knuckle down

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knuckling down
Verb
  • Kelly returned to pitching in six months after his surgery.
    Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Throughout his nine minor-league rehab starts, Garcia demonstrated decreased fastball velocity, but team officials hoped that adrenaline and pitching in a major-league game would naturally boost it.
    Chandler Rome, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Brian Cashman gets it all the time, but good, from Yankee fans; for them, banging away at Cashman on social media feels like the real national pastime.
    Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2025
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“Knuckling down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knuckling%20down. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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