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Recent Examples of kneecap
Prosecutors complained that the former district attorney kneecapped their ability to go after lawbreakers.
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Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Jan. 2025
In legal filings, TikTok has said that even a temporary disappearance could kneecap it, with users and creators leaving for other platforms and never returning even if a ban was lifted.
—Sapna Maheshwari, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
Spotify hit on the idea of playlists, a way of curating songs to be background music
The music industry in 2006 was desperate, having been kneecapped by piracy — first Napster, then a host of file-sharing applications.
—Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2025
In the coming months and years, the new president, his appointees and congressional Republicans are likely to try to kneecap a government institution that has done remarkable things for millions of families.
—Christine Chen Zinner, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Dec. 2024
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Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Jan. 2025
In legal filings, TikTok has said that even a temporary disappearance could kneecap it, with users and creators leaving for other platforms and never returning even if a ban was lifted.
—Sapna Maheshwari, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
Spotify hit on the idea of playlists, a way of curating songs to be background music
The music industry in 2006 was desperate, having been kneecapped by piracy — first Napster, then a host of file-sharing applications.
—Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2025
In the coming months and years, the new president, his appointees and congressional Republicans are likely to try to kneecap a government institution that has done remarkable things for millions of families.
—Christine Chen Zinner, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kneecap
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Yates took his anger out on a chair, smacking the bench, the redshirt freshman guard dropping 18 points and three threes to little avail.—
Luca Evans,
Orange County Register,
15 Feb. 2025
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For the last three weeks, Democrats up and down the seniority list have been stuck playing an especially frustrating game of Whac-a-Mole: smack the outrage of the hour and then race to hit the next one, never quite leveling the field.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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Xiaomi’s shares, which are listed in Hong Kong, hit a record high this week.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2025
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The 26-year-old Maleficent star was one of the first to hit the carpet, floating in a white gown that was chosen after a hands-on fitting with Burton, 51, herself.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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Instead, the goal is to box out China and strengthen U.S. economic security and national security by securing support from Canada and Mexico.—
Jason Schenker,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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The Philadelphia Eagles also sold a minority stake, though not to private equity, in a deal that valued the Super Bowl LIX champs at $8.3 billion. Between the lines: Many NFL teams are owned by families and wealthy individuals with no intention of leaving the owners box any time soon.—
Tim Baysinger,
Axios,
20 Feb. 2025
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Designed to navigate both narrow nooks and wide swaths of body hair, these tools require less prep than razor-shaving, can be used wet or dry, and whack weeds with ease.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
1 Mar. 2025
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The Zipper Carry-on Max proved very durable in our tests, showing only minor superficial scuffs and no dents at all after whacking it with a metal baseball bat and shoving it multiple times off a table while fully packed.—
Theresa Holland,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Feb. 2025
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Heinrich Klaasen belted eleven fours in his 64 while Rassie van der Dussen embedded himself at the crease for an unbeaten 72 to chase down the target.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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With one on and two out in the third, Soto belted his second spring training home run in a third.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
28 Feb. 2025
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To be sure, as incomes shot higher in January (rising 0.9%), consumers socked those dollars away instead of spending.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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Portions of Los Angeles County are getting socked by debris flow and mudslides amid pounding rain Thursday night.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Hackman slapped the man, according to an account in the Associated Press. 'Reach for the stars!' Hackman also had a prankster side.—
Rick Jervis,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
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That show, however, was overshadowed by Will Smith slapping Chris Rock in the face onstage over a joke Rock made about Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.—
Lucia Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2025
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And in February, a driver plowed into a protest group in Munich injuring at least 28 people.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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One person died and five people were injured during a multi-vehicle crash in Fort Worth Sunday evening, March 2, police said.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Kneecap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kneecap. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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