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a
: sunk to the knees
knee-deep in mud
b
: deeply engaged or occupied
knee-deep in work
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As the defending national champions, the Pioneers wade knee-deep in high expectations.
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Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2025
Crews had to use inflatable boats to get through the knee-deep water, which in part aided in the rescue of about 200 people.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
Whether the rediscovery of the show comes from millennials reliving their childhoods or Gen Z knee-deep in their 90s nostalgia, believe the hype.
—Dontaira Terrell, refinery29.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Of course, as Sloane and her Vision PR are knee-deep in all this so far, former Hiltzik Strategies staffer Nathan and now RWA Communications founder Abel are also in the legal quicksand too.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
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Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2025
Crews had to use inflatable boats to get through the knee-deep water, which in part aided in the rescue of about 200 people.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
Whether the rediscovery of the show comes from millennials reliving their childhoods or Gen Z knee-deep in their 90s nostalgia, believe the hype.
—Dontaira Terrell, refinery29.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Of course, as Sloane and her Vision PR are knee-deep in all this so far, former Hiltzik Strategies staffer Nathan and now RWA Communications founder Abel are also in the legal quicksand too.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Knee-deep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knee-deep. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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