knifes

present tense third-person singular of knife

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knifes
Verb
  • Driven by revenge and madness, Sweeney Todd slices necks he is meant to just shave.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2026
  • Her foot slices down the side of the ball.
    Jack Lang, New York Times, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • Titian painted Saint Lawrence—a third-century church deacon who was slow-roasted for defying Roman authorities—bound to a palette over a sizzling fire, while a man thrusts a long, forked skewer into his torso.
    Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026
  • The move, announced Wednesday, thrusts Kemp and his Republican allies back into the center of two of the most combustible debates in Georgia politics a day after the June 16 primary runoffs cement nominees for every statewide office.
    Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • Food and drink The restaurant is intimate, with seating for 40, but the food punches way above its weight.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 June 2026
  • Many of these nations have spent years building a footballing infrastructure that punches well above their demographic weight.
    Rebekah Evans, TheWeek, 11 June 2026
Verb
  • Quantum exposure cuts across data, supplier contracts, capital allocation, customer commitments, regulatory adequacy and board appetite.
    Maman Ibrahim, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • For instance, its strategic partner Cone Denim is only a five-minute drive from Parras, and the group ensures that textiles are available by pre-booking and reserving fabrics, which cuts six to eight weeks out of the process.
    SJ Studio, Footwear News, 12 June 2026
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“Knifes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knifes. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.

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