: rising or reaching upward to the knees
knee-high stockings
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This faux leather style features an elegant, rounded collar and scrunched sleeves that together create a bold, endlessly versatile piece that can be thrown over a dress and knee-high boots for an afternoon brunch, or paired with denim and sneakers for a day of exploring.
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Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
Taking a page out of Gellar's red carpet style guide, Newton shimmered in a halter minidress with stone embellishments by Elie Saab and knee-high boots.
—Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 14 Mar. 2026
The seedlings and saplings are mostly knee-high to chest-high and mixed with thickets of ceanothus and other post-fire brush growing amid the true giants that stand dead among them.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
More than three years after residents of an Osceola County community were rescued by airboats from knee-high flood water in the wake of Hurricane Ian, the county is set to receive $13 million in federal funding to prevent such damage in the future, officials announced Thursday.
—Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
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Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
Taking a page out of Gellar's red carpet style guide, Newton shimmered in a halter minidress with stone embellishments by Elie Saab and knee-high boots.
—Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 14 Mar. 2026
The seedlings and saplings are mostly knee-high to chest-high and mixed with thickets of ceanothus and other post-fire brush growing amid the true giants that stand dead among them.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
More than three years after residents of an Osceola County community were rescued by airboats from knee-high flood water in the wake of Hurricane Ian, the county is set to receive $13 million in federal funding to prevent such damage in the future, officials announced Thursday.
—Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Knee-high.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knee-high. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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