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Recent Examples of knob
The base is sturdy, and there's a knob to adjust the volume.
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Brenda Stolyar, Wired News, 9 May 2025
Therefore, the touchscreen loses touch functionality when the car is in any gear other than Park, leaving many systems that aren’t in the lower touchscreen accessible only via a knob on the center console.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Shower flooring must be non-slip and shower knobs should be at wheelchair height.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2025
Protect Hardware When Painting Painting can result in a real mess when stray streaks and drips land on handles, knobs, and pulls.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 25 May 2025
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Brenda Stolyar, Wired News, 9 May 2025
Therefore, the touchscreen loses touch functionality when the car is in any gear other than Park, leaving many systems that aren’t in the lower touchscreen accessible only via a knob on the center console.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Shower flooring must be non-slip and shower knobs should be at wheelchair height.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2025
Protect Hardware When Painting Painting can result in a real mess when stray streaks and drips land on handles, knobs, and pulls.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knob
Noun
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The agreement takes a big chunk of oversight away from the NCAA and puts it in the hands of the four biggest conferences.—
Eddie Pells,
Baltimore Sun,
7 June 2025
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The company now has distribution deals in place for a large chunk of the world, from Brazil (with Paris Films), to English-speaking West Africa (Filmone) to Sri Lanka (Skyline Entertainment).—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
6 June 2025
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As Dorman, Arca’s chief investment officer, sees it, people buy things for three reasons: (1) future profits, like a cash-flowing business (2) utility, like a hunk of steel and (3) coolness, like a baseball card.—
Dan Alexander,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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This hunk of confetti cake from Butter+Blooms in Rogers was not too sweet, not too big and not expensive ($5).—
Worth Sparkman,
Axios,
19 May 2025
Noun
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Existing clot-removal treatments typically involve inserting a device into the affected blood vessel via a catheter, then using that device to either suck up the fibrin clump or snare it then drag it out.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
7 June 2025
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With a fork, mash the banana in a separate small bowl until mostly smooth, leaving a few clumps.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
6 June 2025
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When the victim initially resisted, the suspect kicked and punched him and forcibly grabbed a wad of cash from the vehicle, police said.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
5 June 2025
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The first few sections of the article describe a dinner at an upscale Lower East Side restaurant, during which Jordan, then 28, sticks a wad of chewing gum under the table as revenge for being made to wait too long at the host station.—
Zak Cheney-Rice,
Vulture,
2 June 2025
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One woman sunbathed along the shore, oblivious to globs at her feet.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
9 May 2025
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Or do lawmakers and policymakers genuinely believe the United States can't defend its interests around the world without pouring globs of taxpayer money into a building that fails financial audits on an annual basis?—
Daniel R. DePetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
Noun
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Coastal friends, start with fresh jumbo lump crabmeat.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
26 May 2025
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Key Takeaways Warts form a hard lump, while skin tags are soft and often on a stalk.—
Lana Barhum,
Verywell Health,
16 May 2025
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“Knob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knob. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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