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Recent Examples of knee
Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
Earlier in the day, the Magic ruled out regulars Paolo Banchero (right ankle soreness), Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (left knee strain), Wendell Carter Jr. (right hip contusion) and Franz Wagner (right knee soreness), but made veteran backup guard Cory Joseph (left knee soreness) available.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2025
The Warriors suffered a brief scare in the first quarter when Curry went back to the locker room with 1:59 remaining in the period after hitting his thumb on a Portland defender’s knee on a drive.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2025
José was seated lifeless on a couch with his knee blown off.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2025
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He was sidelined for the entirety of his first two seasons in Lincoln after tearing his ACL in his left knee twice in the span of 11 months.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
Earlier in the day, the Magic ruled out regulars Paolo Banchero (right ankle soreness), Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (left knee strain), Wendell Carter Jr. (right hip contusion) and Franz Wagner (right knee soreness), but made veteran backup guard Cory Joseph (left knee soreness) available.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2025
The Warriors suffered a brief scare in the first quarter when Curry went back to the locker room with 1:59 remaining in the period after hitting his thumb on a Portland defender’s knee on a drive.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2025
José was seated lifeless on a couch with his knee blown off.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knee
Noun
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Winds were blowing 19 mph from left to right with a first-pitch temperature of 43 degrees.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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Martinez then returns the pass to Barella with Augusto pushing on out wide on Inter’s left to provide another passing option.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Perabo's Summer also infamously butted heads with Dutton daughter Beth, who was played by Kelly Reilly.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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As the hospital's chief medical officer, Gloria seems destined to continue to butt heads with Robby over the business side of saving lives.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
11 Apr. 2025
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The ninth-place team in each conference hosts the 10th-place team in the first play-in game before the winner of that contest goes on the road to take on the loser of the play-in game between the seventh-place team and eighth-place team for the right to the conference’s No. 8 playoff seed.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2025
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Within about half the gulf, the U.S. has sovereign rights for exploring, managing natural resources and jurisdiction, as international law allows, according to the National Centers for Environmental Information.—
Mark Strassmann,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Alas, the Bolts were bumped in the first round by the Columbus Blue Jackets.—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Williams and Jimenez went nose-to-nose when Mobile players rushed toward the Spring Hill player and bumped him.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Over the past few months, videos of China’s humanoid robots performing bike rides, roundhouse kicks and side flips have blown up the internet, often amplified by state media as a key potential driver of economic growth.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2025
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My father would drive me to the Falls Road roundhouse where the old steam engines were arrayed in their stalls in contrast to the fast and sleek new trains at the nearby Pennsylvania and Mount Royal stations.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Mar. 2025
Verb
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For a start, the first round didn’t kick-off until February, unlike late August this time around.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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But even that season’s team hardly ever practiced on the field, and in recent years it’s been used only by the team’s kicking specialist and as a spot where rehabbing players work out on the side.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The seasonal beach community off South Carolina is usually a place to work on your swing, but here looked more like Davos for the owners box crowd.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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In an environment marked by uncertainty and market swings, Philip Morris stands out due to its strong fundamentals and strategic focus, which have enabled it to weather global economic pressures effectively.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In a statement, Mr. Warner praised General Haugh’s leadership and said his removal would not make the country safer, jabbing at the White House for sharing sensitive material on a consumer messaging application and ousting members of the National Security Council staff at the urging of Ms. Loomer.—
Julian E. Barnes,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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The law has long recognized that attorneys should feel free to punch and jab their opponent with threats and intimidation to try to resolve a dispute before filing a lawsuit, because court dockets are jammed with cases and tough talk can help clear the deck.—
Bill Hochberg,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Knee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knee. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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