chiefly Scottish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for kenspeckle
Adjective
  • Based on the study’s results, Tucker’s team believes that survivors of severe trauma may see noticeable changes in their biological systems’ baseline levels.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Former President Joe Biden, started his White House term at the same age, and showed noticeable signs of slowing down during his time in the role.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Since launching his campaign in March, Cuomo has taken a commanding lead in the polls and siphoned some of Adams’s old political coalition.
    David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Mar. 2025
  • The Big Cat still holds a commanding lead in career earnings at $120,999,166.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Among them was the explanation that Wuhan – the Chinese city where the virus first began spreading – is home to a prominent virology lab.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Greer served as chief of staff to then-trade representative Robert Lighthizer during the first Trump administration, giving him a front row seat and a prominent role in negotiations with China on tariffs and an eventual trade agreement.
    Brett Samuels, The Hill, 19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • McIlroy got the job done in a dramatic playoff over Justin Rose after a topsy-turvy final round that featured plenty of ups and downs.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
  • But don't focus directly on the radiant — some of the most dramatic meteors often appear farther away, streaking across the surrounding sky.
    Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • This is a marked difference from the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) that was designed to stop Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.
    Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
  • South Koreans aged 18-30 face some of the worst relative poverty rates among OECD countries and the perception among young men is that 18-month compulsory national service puts them at a marked disadvantage to their female peers, who are exempt.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Thank you to all the remarkable health care workers, who take our lives in your hands.
    Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Here are seven such remarkable world champions to have never made it to WWE.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • However, for Black men, the risk is even more pronounced.
    Corein Carter, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • The vaccine’s protective effect against dementia was more pronounced in women.
    Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • And if that were to happen, this would place GDX within striking distance of its all-time highs from early 2011.
    Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025
  • The 26-room boutique spans three levels of the striking Torre Virreyes, a jutting showpiece of the skyline with views stretching into the Bosque de Chapultepec, the region’s largest urban park, once home of Aztec and Habsburg emperors.
    Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Kenspeckle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kenspeckle. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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