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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knurls
Noun
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In this case, regulation can be more responsive to nuances of context, and the regulatory knobs are tunable rather than being just on/off.—
Philip Ball,
Quanta Magazine,
18 June 2026 -
Of course, Macy is not actually spending late nights at the distillery twisting knobs and loading the wash into fermenters.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
14 June 2026
Noun
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Infection is rapid, causing swellings in the lymph nodes (buboes) and leading to septicaemia and pulmonary infection.—
Matthew Binnicker,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Despite overall improvements across the district in both the high school EOC STAAR test and the 3-8 exams, Licata announced last week that more than a dozen schools experienced notable snags that would qualify them for the Elevate network.—
Samuel O’Neal and,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 June 2026
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As a whole, this laptop can handle everyday tasks like browsing and run a few productivity programs at once without software snags.—
Kelsey Fogarty,
PC Magazine,
13 June 2026
Noun
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And there's going to be some bumps in the road, for sure.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
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At this distal end, which forms your elbow joint with your radius and ulna, are two bony bumps, called epicondyles.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Noun
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In fact, while sand traps aren’t overabundant, elevation changes, natural grass humps and, yes, some sand does challenge you most every hole.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
18 June 2026
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Her office released a report last month critical of the design and placement of speed humps and bumps.—
Joe Holden,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The high-tops were essentially created as high-top basketball shoes with nubs tailored to astroturf, and a zippered tongue features an additional velcro layer at the top.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
9 June 2026
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Ephemera directs the brain to the tiniest concrete nubs of consciousness, calming the quaking mind and bringing us back to ourselves.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Our step-by-step instructions walk you through making pâte à choux dough, essential for the crisp golden puffs.—
Lynn Andriani,
Martha Stewart,
19 June 2026
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There’s an entire salad bowl of chocolate mousse, perfectly bitter and rich, and a Paris-Brest the circumference of a tricycle wheel, with enormous puffs of hazelnut mousse and a dripping seam of blackberry jam.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
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“Knurls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knurls. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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