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How to use it: Massage guns can knead out kinks and soothe soreness in your legs, glutes, forearms, and shoulders.
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Sara Coughlin, SELF, 8 Jan. 2025
Think about it: The holiday season involves packing bags, bedazzling your tree with baubles, and kneading dough for sugar cookies.
—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
Among the guidelines: The dough consists of four simple ingredients — water, salt, wheat flour and yeast, and must be kneaded by hand or with a slow-speed mixer and formed without a rolling pin.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
It can be used to target areas like your neck, back, and shoulders to help soothe and knead those sore spots.
—Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
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Sara Coughlin, SELF, 8 Jan. 2025
Think about it: The holiday season involves packing bags, bedazzling your tree with baubles, and kneading dough for sugar cookies.
—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
Among the guidelines: The dough consists of four simple ingredients — water, salt, wheat flour and yeast, and must be kneaded by hand or with a slow-speed mixer and formed without a rolling pin.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
It can be used to target areas like your neck, back, and shoulders to help soothe and knead those sore spots.
—Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knead
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Eight days ago, at the very moment when Trump was patting French President Emmanuel Macron on the back at the White House, the United States voted at the United Nations with Russia and North Korea against the Europeans demanding the withdrawal of Russian troops.—
Claude Malhuret,
The Atlantic,
8 Mar. 2025
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Key ingredients: Dimethicone, sunflower seed oil, gardenia florida fruit extract, sacred lotus flower extract, Nymphaea odorata root extract Finish: Matte/Radiant Shades: 13 How to apply: Apply one dot on each cheek and use your fingertips to gently pat the blush into the skin.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
7 Mar. 2025
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So Jasmine and her friends must form a band in secret.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
20 Mar. 2025
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These four paths will form two rounds of single-match play-offs, with the winners of each four-team section advancing to the World Cup.—
Eduardo Tansley,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025
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Press the mixture onto a piece of parchment paper and mold it into a square.—
Ashia Aubourg,
Outside Online,
8 Mar. 2025
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Gupta has become known on red carpets for his sculpted and molded designs, often extending much beyond the wearer’s body.—
Mikelle Street,
WWD,
22 Feb. 2025
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For this to work, run a hot shower in a small bathroom for 15-20 minutes, keeping the door shut and the fan off.—
Emily Williams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Mar. 2025
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Meghan wrote to Hirsh in her signature calligraphy, showing off the skill she's honed since working as a calligrapher while an auditioning actor.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Fear often creates distance, but engagement—and more importantly, connection—creates opportunities to model critical thinking, set boundaries, and have age-appropriate conversations about what’s happening on those screens.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
11 Mar. 2025
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When leaders model healthy habits and workers set firm boundaries, the tech industry can continue to thrive while preserving its most valuable asset: its people.—
Jason Wingard,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Knead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knead. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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