knighting

present participle of knight

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for knighting
Verb
  • But then the gel starts lifting up at the corners and catching on things like your hair.
    Megan McIntyre, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • After lifting the ban in 2017, her country has come a long way, too.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • At Saman Amel, the shift is less pronounced, but about 30 percent of its made-to-measure clientele is now commissioning wider cuts.
    Nick Hendry, Robb Report, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The sheriff and her legal team have repeatedly assailed Cordell’s report, commissioning their own review by former Riverside County Superior Court Judge Burke Strunsky, who criticized Cordell’s reliance on anonymous sources and unrecorded interviews.
    Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The cheesecake, sprinkled with edible flower petals, may as well have been a bouquet congratulating us for making the right choice.
    John Wenzel, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The Royals shared a special video from Brett congratulating Perez.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Biglari’s core demands were to stop opening new stores entirely, eliminate the development team to save money, and focus exclusively on improving existing store operations rather than expansion.
    Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
  • This is why today, the top customer experience tools for improving customer satisfaction are unified customer experience management (UCXM) platforms.
    Tomas Gorny, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Mexican flags and candy adorned the Copley Plaza in front of The Old Globe on Saturday as a crowd joined dignitaries in celebrating the 215th Mexican Independence Day.
    Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
  • In anycase, the big Grand Finale is coming to theaters soon and Peacock is celebrating the event with a special that includes interviews with the cast and should be fun for fans.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • While Nadella and the executive team are taking criticism from some staffers, Wall Street is applauding the company's growth and execution.
    Jordan Novet, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Their powerful performances prompted a 15-minute standing ovation, and the wrestler-turned-actor was seen tearfully applauding.
    Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Conservative influencers including Chaya Raichik, author of the anti-trans hate account LibsOfTikTok, trashed those teams while commending those that asked their crowds to pause and reflect on the late provocateur.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Instead, Murphy drafted a resolution commending the students’ efforts and shared it with them.
    Teri Cadeau, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Work for human beings, then, is necessary and even ennobling.
    The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
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“Knighting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knighting. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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