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Recent Examples of knee
Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2025
Alas, Bode wrenched his knee up again, causing Vince to bench him as 42 turned around to deal with a Zabel Ridge Fire that’s on the move.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 25 Apr. 2025
That composure led to him landing a knee in the third round after a scramble to get off the mat and setting up the ground strikes that finished the fight at the 3:43 mark of Round 3.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Push your hips back and bend your knees to lower down, keeping your chest up and core engaged.
—Jordan Smith, SELF, 14 Apr. 2025
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Noun
On Thursday, Reid referenced former Philadelphia Eagles running back Correll Buckhalter, who missed the 2004 and 2005 seasons after tearing the patellar tendon in his knee.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2025
Alas, Bode wrenched his knee up again, causing Vince to bench him as 42 turned around to deal with a Zabel Ridge Fire that’s on the move.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 25 Apr. 2025
That composure led to him landing a knee in the third round after a scramble to get off the mat and setting up the ground strikes that finished the fight at the 3:43 mark of Round 3.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Push your hips back and bend your knees to lower down, keeping your chest up and core engaged.
—Jordan Smith, SELF, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knee
Noun
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The debate among Democrats is emerging as Republicans go on offense on the matter, putting a spotlight on the left’s response.—
Mychael Schnell,
The Hill,
22 Apr. 2025
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With time, however, Vargas Llosa became disillusioned with the left and came to embrace classical liberalism and free markets.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
21 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Perabo's Summer also infamously butted heads with Dutton daughter Beth, who was played by Kelly Reilly.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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As the hospital's chief medical officer, Gloria seems destined to continue to butt heads with Robby over the business side of saving lives.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Though the agency is prohibited from censorship or infringing the First Amendment rights of media, broadcasters cannot intentionally distort the news.—
Dawn Chmielewski,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Scientists motivated by a desire to protect the rights and well-being of nonhuman animals must also understand how those rights implore us to slow down and approach this work with the values of care and caution, prioritizing the welfare of animals over the thrill of discovery.—
David Gruber,
Time,
24 Apr. 2025
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Its 116 hp, 1.6-liter inline-four engine was bumped in displacement to 1.8 liters for the 1994 model year.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
25 Apr. 2025
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Next Chelsea risk falling inexorably behind while the future of Stamford Bridge remains unresolved Everton will bump Chelsea's home of 120 years down from ninth to 10th in the ranking of the division’s largest stadiums next season How far away is Marc Guiu from making his return?—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Over the past few months, videos of China’s humanoid robots performing bike rides, roundhouse kicks and side flips have blown up the internet, often amplified by state media as a key potential driver of economic growth.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2025
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My father would drive me to the Falls Road roundhouse where the old steam engines were arrayed in their stalls in contrast to the fast and sleek new trains at the nearby Pennsylvania and Mount Royal stations.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Mar. 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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Orioles prospect Jud Fabian's strikeout rate has fallen 13 percentage points and his walk rate has doubled as a result of a swing change.—
Jacob Calvin Meyer,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Apr. 2025
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Such players tend to have holes in their swings that are eventually exploited by opposing pitchers.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In a statement, Mr. Warner praised General Haugh’s leadership and said his removal would not make the country safer, jabbing at the White House for sharing sensitive material on a consumer messaging application and ousting members of the National Security Council staff at the urging of Ms. Loomer.—
Julian E. Barnes,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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The law has long recognized that attorneys should feel free to punch and jab their opponent with threats and intimidation to try to resolve a dispute before filing a lawsuit, because court dockets are jammed with cases and tough talk can help clear the deck.—
Bill Hochberg,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Knee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knee. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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