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Recent Examples of knighthood
According to that lore, soldiers would prepare to receive their knighthood with a ritualistic bath symbolic of spiritual purification and partake in a vigil the night before receiving their honor.
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Janine Henni, People.com, 16 May 2025
Some speculated at the invitation meant Beckham was tipped for a knighthood in the upcoming 2025 New Year Honors list, given his charity work with the King and William earlier in the year.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Dan Burn deserves a knighthood.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
The list of honorees for 2025 includes Fry getting a knighthood along with former England soccer national team manager Gareth Southgate and London mayor Sadiq Khan, among others.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Dec. 2024
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Janine Henni, People.com, 16 May 2025
Some speculated at the invitation meant Beckham was tipped for a knighthood in the upcoming 2025 New Year Honors list, given his charity work with the King and William earlier in the year.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Dan Burn deserves a knighthood.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
The list of honorees for 2025 includes Fry getting a knighthood along with former England soccer national team manager Gareth Southgate and London mayor Sadiq Khan, among others.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knighthood
Noun
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The recognition welcomed them into an elite order of chivalry awarding outstanding individuals for their service or contributions to Denmark.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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Knights are governed by a strict moral code: the code of chivalry.—
Roland High,
New Yorker,
3 June 2025
Noun
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The convergence of reason and gallantry, of irony and affection, struck a teasing tone.—
Merve Emre,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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Written with filmmaker Matt Yoka, Possession marries the Band’s Americana with T. Rex’s fuzzy glam, anchored by Segall’s always-stellar guitar gallantry.—
Dan Reilly,
Vulture,
20 May 2025
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Unlike Florida that typically only meets for 60 days, then holds a ceremony signalling the official end of the legislative session, New York does not officially gavel the session closed.—
Jon McGowan,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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These psychoactive substances can induce realistic hallucinations, disorientation and alteration of sensorial perception, and were probably used to help people reach other states of mind, connecting them differently or more intensely to nature, each other, or gods in ritual ceremonies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 June 2025
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“Knighthood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knighthood. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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