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Recent Examples of knight
Rachel McRady, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Nimona eventually teams up with Ballister Boldheart, a fugitive and disgraced knight, to help solve a murder.
—Miranda Rake, Parents, 21 Aug. 2025
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 June 2025
The Oscar-winning Darkest Hour and Slow Horses actor has been knighted by King Charles III in the monarch’s birthday honors.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 June 2025
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Noun
The gang meets up around a round table like medieval knights?!
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Nimona eventually teams up with Ballister Boldheart, a fugitive and disgraced knight, to help solve a murder.
—Miranda Rake, Parents, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
Fry, who was recently knighted for services to the environment, mental health awareness and charity, serves as vice-president of conservation charity Fauna & Flora International.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 June 2025
The Oscar-winning Darkest Hour and Slow Horses actor has been knighted by King Charles III in the monarch’s birthday honors.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knight
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The prince might feel right at home at the Corn Dog Castle food stand as a former resident of Kensington Palace.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
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This made Major responsible for the legal and administrative matters relating to the princes.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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The publication, curated by researcher Maria Pirulli, sheds light on da Vinci’s contribution to the fashion, textile, beauty and luxury industries, depicting the artist as an ahead-of-his-time champion of Made in Italy and branding.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
28 Sep. 2025
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Tarasov, 11 years Bobrovsky’s junior, grew up idolizing the Panthers’ starter and now two-time Stanley Cup champion.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
28 Sep. 2025
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It was commissioned by Head of Sky New Zealand Originals, Thomas Robins for Sky Open, Sky Go and Neon, and made with the support of New Zealand On Air.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
23 Sep. 2025
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Magazines such as The Crisis, Opportunity, and The Messenger are mentioned as venues where poets such as Langston Hughes and Cullen were published, and where Douglas was commissioned to do the covers.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
23 Sep. 2025
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The end of talks will likely pave the way for the Israeli military to push ahead with its plans to take over Gaza City, an operation that was approved last month and requires the call-up of nearly 60,000 Israeli reservists.—
Laura Kelly,
The Hill,
9 Sep. 2025
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The military called around 60,000 reservists back to war to support the expansive operation, which Israel says is aimed at returning hostages and dismantling Hamas rule.—
Aya Batrawy,
NPR,
5 Sep. 2025
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Because of its shallow bowl and medium-length prongs, this hair diffuser dryer is best for shorter hair lengths or fine, curly hair, effectively lifting and setting any curl pattern.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Jules Cabrera scored the lone goal to lift Canton to a 1-0 Hockomock League win over Oliver Ames.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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Some 80,000 police and gendarmes were set to be deployed throughout the day, including riot units, drones and armored vehicles.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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In the months since the verdicts were handed down, there have been new revelations that Vatican gendarmes and prosecutors were apparently in regular touch with a woman who was coaching the star witness into testifying against Becciu.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2025
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In recent years, prebiotic soda brands Poppi, Olipop and others have sparked online conversations about taking care of the microbiome and using diet to improve gut health.—
Claire Dodds,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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That has improved with the addition of Clark after being an issue for several years.—
Jon Machota,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Crimson Tide Year: 1995 Director: Tony Scott Runtime: 2h 3m Crimson Tide is from a time when Washington was the brash up-and-comer and Gene Hackman was the warhorse veteran.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
15 Aug. 2025
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The Hollywood Reporter’s original review is below: For an old warhorse, Freaky Friday looks darn cute.—
Kirk Honeycutt,
HollywoodReporter,
12 July 2025
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“Knight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knight. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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