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Recent Examples of knob
The left knob moves the stylus horizontally; the right knob, vertically.
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Aurora Martínez, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2025
Use a microfiber cloth or a non-abrasive sponge to gently scrub the knob.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 10 July 2025
Remove the small knob with the legs attached from each head and place in a separate small bowl, discarding the rest of the head.
—Greg Chelmis, Saveur, 10 July 2025
Melissa & Doug Farm Animals Jumbo Knob Wooden Puzzle
This $14 Melissa & Doug puzzle features large pieces with a knob so little ones can grasp and practice those fine motor skills with ease.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 7 July 2025
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Aurora Martínez, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2025
Use a microfiber cloth or a non-abrasive sponge to gently scrub the knob.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 10 July 2025
Remove the small knob with the legs attached from each head and place in a separate small bowl, discarding the rest of the head.
—Greg Chelmis, Saveur, 10 July 2025
Melissa & Doug Farm Animals Jumbo Knob Wooden Puzzle
This $14 Melissa & Doug puzzle features large pieces with a knob so little ones can grasp and practice those fine motor skills with ease.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knob
Noun
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No unwieldy chocolate chunks, overwhelming ripples, or unpleasantly gritty, grainy bits of chocolate.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 July 2025
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The tender chunks of chicken, perfectly cooked rice and sweet carrot swam in a savory broth that was flavorful yet light.—
Evan Moore
July 22,
Charlotte Observer,
22 July 2025
Noun
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Just as theatrical—and perhaps even more thrilling—is the restaurant’s turmeric-marinated catfish, the fish cut into hunks and twice-cooked: first, with a crisping swim in the kitchen’s deep fryer, offstage in the kitchen, then at the table, in a sizzling skillet set over a portable burner.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
20 July 2025
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The chicken was outrageously juicy, shredded into succulent hunks that sopped up a brick-red-colored mole made from roasted tomatoes, chiles and onions with ground sesame and pumpkin seeds.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
15 July 2025
Noun
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When prepared per the suggestion of its packaging, the combo of about 30 grams of cookies ’n’ cream powder mixed with 6 ounces of water yields a thick beige liquid that’s punctuated by little black clumps of cookie dust.—
Pete Cottell,
Wired News,
17 July 2025
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Therefore, a system could identify clumps of debris big enough to contain remains.—
Robin R. Murphy,
The Conversation,
16 July 2025
Noun
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At the first stop, Barber pointed to the building—a French Renaissance landmark from 1883, now a Ralph Lauren store—and located his favorite spot to shoot from, marked by a wad of chewing gum ground into the sidewalk.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Smith also admitted in his plea agreement to carrying a large wad of cash and a small vial of cocaine in his pocket that morning.—
Alex Riggins,
Mercury News,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Then Domokos and the chief engineer of the model spotted a glob of stray glue clinging to one of its vertices.—
Elise Cutts,
Quanta Magazine,
25 June 2025
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There were globs of stuff coming out of me, like sheets of it.—
Essence,
Essence,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In a flat city where all private and public property is organized into rectangles and triangles aligned with the principal points of the compass, Lincoln Yards is defined by a series of wedges, lumps and lobes that don’t adjoin with the rest of the Chicago street map.—
F.K. Plous,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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Everyday Comfort smoothing panty for a completely smooth silhouette without any bumps or lumps.—
Jené Luciani Sena
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FOXNews.com,
20 June 2025
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“Knob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knob. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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