knapping

present participle of knap

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for knapping
Verb
  • To navigate this uncharted terrain, leaders can benefit from having a blueprint for carving out the best approach for their organization.
    Heather V. MacArthur, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • By 2017, Missouri had already begun carving out legal exceptions for low-THC CBD oil.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Attractions include kitschy traditions such as a butter-sculpting demonstration, in which a master carver crafts a bust of the winner of the annual Princess Kay of the Milky Way pageant, and the Miracle of Birth Center, displaying pens of expectant farm animals.
    Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Somebody sculpting the landscape.
    John Wogan, Robb Report, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Jason Dawson of the Children's Cancer Centre chiseling the bricks around the time capsule.
    Patrick Smith, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Season 1 includes 10 episodes, each hewing close to 30 minutes.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • This year, with supply hewing closely to typical seasonal patterns, expect the usual post-summer wave of new inventory to arrive.
    John Walkup, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Spend some time worrying about that thing that’s actually quite meaningless, getting mad at that person cutting me off in traffic?
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Marinaccio is cutting it Marinaccio made his big-league debut with the Yankees in 2022 and between June and July of that did not allow a hit to 57 consecutive batters.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Knapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knapping. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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