knits

Definition of knitsnext
present tense third-person singular of knit
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Verb
  • And Elon Musk’s AI power plant ruffles a Mississippi city.
    David Hickey, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Luckily for the show, nothing ruffles the other women’s feathers more, so good television still ensues.
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • His impact ripples through foundational pieces still on the Broncos’ roster — Garett Bolles, Courtland Sutton, Surtain and Alex Singleton.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 29 Apr. 2026
  • These branches receive molecular signals at one end of a neuron and induce the cell to rapidly fire an electrical charge that ripples down the cell body, known as an action potential.
    Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Derivatives contracts that hedge against inflation risk are around their highest since October 2025 but still relatively tame, and futures traders expect Fed officials largely to sit on their hands until the inflation storm passes.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 11 May 2026
  • When someone contracts a hantavirus infection, the symptoms don’t show up for anywhere from one week and two months.
    Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2026
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“Knits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knits. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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