knights 1 of 2

Definition of knightsnext
plural of knight

knights

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of knight
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Noun
  • The people’s princes Christopher Abbott and Mike Faist round out the central cast, along with newer-comers Joseph Zada and Joe Anders as the sons.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
  • Wilson is an heiress to the Holiday Inn hotel fortune and her husband has long been linked to the princes.
    Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • It was widely viewed as an exciting statement of ambition from the champions.
    James Pearce, New York Times, 28 May 2026
  • If Sorsby is unable to play then the defending Big 12 champions will rely on Will Hammond, who is recovering from an ACL injury and won’t be cleared until fall camp.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • This past spring, Scott was a slithery wonder in the new season of The Comeback as the tech-boosting network head who commissions a new sitcom for Valerie Cherish (Lisa Kudrow) to star in, written entirely by AI.
    David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 26 May 2026
  • He’s further slighted after the Emperor commissions him to remake one of his old operas so audiences might remember the country’s past successes.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • The young women and their cavaliers headed to L’Arc, a nightclub in Paris situated near the Shangri-La; there, the group continued their celebrations some hours later.
    Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • The Fitzgerald settlement ennobles neither side.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The squad has grown to 125 volunteers and still honors veterans nearly 30 hours a week.
    Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
  • Meanwhile, the cemetery – the final resting place for more than 400,000 service members, veterans and their eligible dependents – continues to conduct up to 30 burials each weekday.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 23 May 2026
Verb
  • The rescue echoes a famous scene in episode two of The Mandalorian when Grogu lifts a rampaging Mudhorn to save Djarin, which was already a homage to Yoda levitating the ship on Dagobah during the original trilogy.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
  • The breath hold is believed to further raise vagal tone, which brings down stress hormones and lifts heart rate variability.
    Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 23 May 2026
Noun
  • In a sport where top recruits can choose between schools in Alaska, Arizona, New England and places in between, very little unites the college hockey world.
    Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026
  • Georgia is set to host only nine official visitors over the next month who are ranked among the nation’s Top 100 recruits.
    Jeff Sentell, AJC.com, 29 May 2026
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“Knights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knights. Accessed 30 May. 2026.

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