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Recent Examples of knight
Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2025
The handball-esque sport was initially favored by medieval monks and knights but quickly became popular among French royalty — which is why it was typically played indoors, like in palaces.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 9 July 2025
David Rooney
june 5, Literary Hub, 5 June 2025
David was knighted by King Charles III earlier this month for his services to sports and charity, meaning he is now known as Sir David Beckham, and Victoria is Lady Beckham.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2025
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Noun
The trove included 16th-century records of clandestine government affairs, a 15th-century letter from a knight and documents from the Dutch East India Company.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2025
The handball-esque sport was initially favored by medieval monks and knights but quickly became popular among French royalty — which is why it was typically played indoors, like in palaces.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 9 July 2025
Verb
There were parties and banquets, and the King knighted the two men.
—David Rooney
june 5, Literary Hub, 5 June 2025
David was knighted by King Charles III earlier this month for his services to sports and charity, meaning he is now known as Sir David Beckham, and Victoria is Lady Beckham.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knight
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Nobody was more badass to crank up on our speakers than the one and only prince of darkness - Ozzy Osborne!—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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Journey with Marie and her valiant Nutcracker prince to the Land of the Sugar Plum Fairy to experience a classic story with distinctly local flair.—
Maggie Menderski,
The Courier-Journal,
22 July 2025
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The eight-time European champions then maintained their historic superiority over the French women in major tournaments by defeating them for a sixth time out of six.—
Asif Burhan,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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The defending champions dominated the Fever 98-77 on July 16.—
Aaron Tolentino,
New York Times,
22 July 2025
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The second season was commissioned for the BBC by Lindsay Salt, Director of BBC Drama, and Fiona Campbell, Controller Youth Audience, BBC Three and BBC iPlayer.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
14 July 2025
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The house was commissioned by newlyweds Stanley and Mildred Rosenbaum, who moved there in 1939 and immediately ran into a leaky roof and failing in-floor heating.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
14 July 2025
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Josh Friedman is an Air Force veteran, reservist and longtime bureau employee.—
Chloe Rogers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 July 2025
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There is also growing outcry over the mounting death toll among Israeli soldiers in Gaza, as well as dissent from reservists unwilling to serve there and wider protests over the military operation.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
10 July 2025
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Detroit Thermal is asking a judge to lift a temporary restraining order from doing work in Lafayette Park's Mies van der Rohe district to build an underground steam heat network.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
23 July 2025
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And Boatright delivered another electric ending for the Stars of Storrs, hitting the three to lift the team built around UConn alums to a 78-76 victory over the Green Mountain Men, mostly Vermont alums, in the second round of The Basketball Tournament (TBT) in Syracuse on Monday night.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
22 July 2025
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In the months since the verdicts were handed down, there have been new revelations that Vatican gendarmes and prosecutors were apparently in regular touch with a woman who was coaching the star witness into testifying against Becciu.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2025
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French gendarmes have been busy policing crypto crimes, but these aren't the usual financial schemes, cons, and HODL!—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 May 2025
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The ban aims to improve academic achievement, reduce cyberbullying, and minimize classroom disruptions.—
Ruby Grisin,
The Courier-Journal,
26 July 2025
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His handling of one-on-one situations has improved.—
Matt Pyzdrowski,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
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Broadway theaters subsist on stunt-cast revivals of old warhorses; book publishers rely disproportionately on backlist sales.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
5 May 2025
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Considering its financial predicament and wealth of center backs, Barca could be tempted to sell the South American warhorse if a European rival tables his asking price.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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“Knight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knight. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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