knee-deep

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Recent Examples of knee-deep He’s been knee-deep in NASCAR since most of the other rookies were in diapers, or nothing more than a gleam in their father’s eye. Greg Engle, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024 Huddled in their dugouts, on the sidelines, players knelt in knee-deep straw placed there to keep them warm. Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 13 Dec. 2024 Wolf Creek Ski Area, Colorado Lift Ticket Price: $90 per day for three-day ticket Those seeking knee-deep powder need not look further than Wolf Creek. Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 9 Dec. 2024 The Los Angeles Laker has been knee-deep in the new NBA season, playing alongside his dad, and getting ready for a reported upcoming stint in the G-league to develop his talents. Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 6 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for knee-deep 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knee-deep
Adjective
  • Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor, who was on the council in 2016, feels like her city was much more engaged last time around.
    Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025
  • Dedicate a prize for the winning card to get everyone even more engaged.
    Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • After moving to Oak Park, the couple both became involved in local politics.
    Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
  • English Quakers, notably the Fry and Cadbury families, became involved in the cocoa industry in the 19th century.
    Kendra Nordin Beato, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Iran has also recognized that Russia, its most important ally outside the Middle East, is so preoccupied with Ukraine that Moscow’s needs outstrip its generosity.
    Ian Bremmer, TIME, 2 Feb. 2025
  • Russia was too preoccupied with waging war in Ukraine to defend Assad.
    Nicole Grajewski, Foreign Affairs, 28 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Although the mercury hovered at only 5°, all of us became so absorbed in the rabbit chase that no one noticed numb toes and cold ears.
    Erwin A. Bauer, Outdoor Life, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Because of this, absorbed sunlight isn’t reradiated in every direction equally but in some directions more than others.
    Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2024
Adjective
  • With the recent temporary suspensions on research grant reviews and payments for researchers and talk of mass layoffs and budget cuts at the National Science Foundation, scientists are already worried about how science funding will be affected.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 18 Feb. 2025
  • That’s a lot of CO2, something airlines are increasingly worried about.
    Jackie Snow, Quartz, 18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Socially anxious and snobby, Victoria is dedicated to keeping her three children on the same affluent life path she's followed.
    Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
  • That is a disconcerting, even chilling prospect for sources in the news division, who see the legendary house of Murrow and Cronkite caught in the middle as controlling Paramount Global shareholder Shari Redstone is anxious to close the transaction.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • It was also found that Texas is the eighth-worst state for distracted driving, per a study from Bader Law.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Jan. 2025
  • State of play: In Iowa, there were 123 deaths and over 8,000 injuries caused by distracted driving from 2019 to 2023 — and this is likely underreported, according to a recent policy brief from the University of Iowa's Injury Prevention Research Center.
    Linh Ta, Axios, 24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The team reimagined and redesigned more than 500 screens full of data.
    Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Knee-deep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knee-deep. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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