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Recent Examples of knee
Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 18 July 2025
Alternatively, continue holding boat pose with your knees bent and shins parallel to the ground (rather than straightening your legs until your body is in a V-shape).
—Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 17 July 2025
He was honored with the hospital’s Physician of the Year award in 2012, and he was also recognized as one of New York’s top hip and knee replacement surgeons.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 17 July 2025
But he’s avoided the common knee and ankle injuries that plague many runners even as he’s traveled the world doing about 50 ultramarathons, the shortest being 31 miles and the longest 230 miles.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2025
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Noun
The film eventually found its home at Paramount, and Heckerling allowed May the creative freedom to explore, adding flair to ensembles with quirky hats, bold colors and knee socks.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 18 July 2025
Alternatively, continue holding boat pose with your knees bent and shins parallel to the ground (rather than straightening your legs until your body is in a V-shape).
—Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 17 July 2025
He was honored with the hospital’s Physician of the Year award in 2012, and he was also recognized as one of New York’s top hip and knee replacement surgeons.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 17 July 2025
But he’s avoided the common knee and ankle injuries that plague many runners even as he’s traveled the world doing about 50 ultramarathons, the shortest being 31 miles and the longest 230 miles.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knee
Noun
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Drivers could simply raise their right hand to signal a move to the left.—
Shekar Natarajan,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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About all there is to Lyra is the bright star Vega, and a small parallelogram of much fainter stars just below and to the left of Vega.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
13 July 2025
Verb
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The front office publicly butted heads with franchise slugger Rafael Devers and then opted to trade him away to the San Francisco Giants, which seemed to save a white flag on their near-term future.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 July 2025
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Illinois lawmakers have so far achieved mixed results in efforts to regulate the burgeoning technology of artificial intelligence, a task that butts up against moves by the Trump administration to eliminate restrictions on AI.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 July 2025
Noun
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All retained their titles of prince and princess, but these titles will become personal and any future spouses or children will not have a right to them.—
Alex Apatoff,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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Connecticut and 25 other states filed a lawsuit Monday to force the federal government to release $6.8 billion in education funds that states say the Donald J. Trump administration has no right to withhold.—
Emilia Otte,
Hartford Courant,
15 July 2025
Verb
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The free exhibit is an immersive learning experience for the whole family, even featuring a DJ booth bumping Chicano oldies to enhance the vibe.—
MARIANA GARCIA,
Sacbee.com,
18 July 2025
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The special election in Arizona’s 7th Congressional District, which will be held on September 23, is the next opportunity to bump Latina congressional representation to a new high of 20.—
Kelly Dittmar,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
Noun
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The Baltimore Streetcar Museum operates on its former Falls Road headquarters and announced plans to refurbish the line’s roundhouse.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Mar. 2025
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This was like absorbing a roundhouse punch from Mike Tyson during Tyson’s prime.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
Verb
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For a start, the first round didn’t kick-off until February, unlike late August this time around.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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The manager shouted at Emiliano Martinez to kick long and hoped to take PSG back to Villa Park with only a one-goal deficit.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Teach children to recognize coyotes and to go inside the house (do not run) or climb up on a swing or deck and yell if they are approached.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
14 July 2025
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Willits, from Fort Cobb-Broxton High School, is a switch-hitter who is expected to develop a power swing.—
Charles Odum,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
Verb
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Likely to jab at the president as a public fallout between the two over Trump’s spending bill boiled over.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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The man jabbed the machete fully into his car toward his face.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
22 July 2025
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“Knee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knee. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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