kenned

past tense of ken, chiefly Scottish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for kenned
Verb
  • Cargill laid out security and stormed to the ring, but she too was eventually apprehended.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
  • He was apprehended hours later, the FBI confirmed to Fox News.
    Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Many on the right have reacted strongly to those perceived to be celebrating or mocking Kirk's death, calling for consequences such as losing their jobs or in Omar's case, being censured.
    Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The second dimension, Reputation Analysis, evaluated how companies and their digital health solutions are publicly perceived.
    TIME Staff, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Now in production, the indie feature stars Dern as steadfast patriarch Gramps, whose daughter Shay (Thompson) is a single mother navigating the ADHD diagnosis of one of her identical twin sons, who shares his medication with his brother in attempt to be understood, sparking an unforgettable summer.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Christian Siriano has always understood the art of drama.
    Essence, Essence, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • For reasons nobody has ever quite fathomed, people finally became receptive to the concept.
    Brian Santo, IEEE Spectrum, 7 Nov. 2019
Verb
  • The black long-sleeve top was a staple for me, providing a warming base layer that no one knew was there under the right sweater or top.
    Liz Provencher, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The lawsuit contends that county officials knew his property did not contain farm labor housing but proceeded with the search anyway, using the task force as a pretext to bypass warrant requirements and investigate for potential code violations.
    Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Our testers couldn’t get enough of the perfume’s quiet coziness and appreciated the fact that the juice has a little oomph in terms of staying power.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Sharing this column with other people who play ReHeardle would be appreciated too.
    Kris Holt, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The creature that possessed the unfortunate Ensign Gamble finds a way back from its permanent transporter buffer exile, and is able to exert a malign influence on a whole new generation of followers.
    Richard Edwards, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Senior Logan Posey has been a man possessed through two games, running for 352 yards and four TDs on 37 carries, including 115 yards in a loss to Pine Creek in Week 1.
    Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Season 4 lands on October 30th and will be followed by a fifth and final season.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Dakota Johnson followed suit at the Kering Foundation’s Caring for Women dinner that same night, wearing a sexy black lace Gucci dress over black underwear.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2025
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“Kenned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kenned. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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