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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knurls
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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.
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Of course, Macy is not actually spending late nights at the distillery twisting knobs and loading the wash into fermenters.
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This microscopic roundworm lays its eggs in root tissues, causing swellings or galls to develop on infected roots.
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Infection is rapid, causing swellings in the lymph nodes (buboes) and leading to septicaemia and pulmonary infection.
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The federal government’s relationship with Anthropic, one of the major US AI companies, has hit other snags, as well.
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The material hasn’t suffered any rips or snags, and the dust and dirt it’s collected is easy to wash off.
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And there's going to be some bumps in the road, for sure.
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At this distal end, which forms your elbow joint with your radius and ulna, are two bony bumps, called epicondyles.
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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.
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Her office released a report last month critical of the design and placement of speed humps and bumps.
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Slugs and snails are some of the peskiest garden visitors that can riddle plant leaves with ragged holes or chew tender crops like lettuce down to nubs overnight.
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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.
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Our step-by-step instructions walk you through making pâte à choux dough, essential for the crisp golden puffs.
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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.
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“Knurls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knurls. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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