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Recent Examples of knob
This metal lock has claws that grip onto the strike plate of a door, locking the knob in place once the door is closed.
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Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2024
Are automakers welcoming back physical knobs and switches?
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 22 Dec. 2024
For the horizontal row, attach one end of a resistance band to a sturdy anchor point at about chest height (this might mean kneeling to use a door knob or table leg, or standing and closing a door on the band).
—Alyssa Ages, Outside Online, 20 Dec. 2024
The system shook hands with my Droid immediately, and the sound system, happily, has knobs.
—Josh Max, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2024
Are automakers welcoming back physical knobs and switches?
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 22 Dec. 2024
For the horizontal row, attach one end of a resistance band to a sturdy anchor point at about chest height (this might mean kneeling to use a door knob or table leg, or standing and closing a door on the band).
—Alyssa Ages, Outside Online, 20 Dec. 2024
The system shook hands with my Droid immediately, and the sound system, happily, has knobs.
—Josh Max, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knob
Noun
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Large chunks of the property have been used for recycling and composting operations since 1995.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2025
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The lefty is coming off a horrendous year and Arizona would likely eat a large chunk of his contract to move him.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Greedily grab big hunks of it straight from its container to scarf down with half of a sleeve of Saltines and a couple of pickles!—
Mia Leimkuhler,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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If what your dinner needs is a big hunk of meat on the table, and for some people that's a non-negotiable for a holiday dinner, this is a really good option.—
Bon Appétit,
Bon Appétit,
11 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Clumped salt can usually be revived by breaking up the clumps.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
9 Jan. 2025
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The pistons, belts, and pulleys create the ambience of an engine room on a steamship, as clumps of fiber are separated and realigned into uniform fabric.—
Shane C Kurup,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Gift cards can feel like a slightly more personal touch than just tossing a wad of bills at your giftee.—
Boone Ashworth,
WIRED,
22 Jan. 2025
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Still numbed by what just took place less than one hour before, Beth sat alone in a chair in the front yard when a woman, stranger to everyone, walked up to her and placed a wad of $20 bills in her palm, then without a word moved on.—
Jerry Shnay,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Depp pushes over a cabinet with dishes, rips open her dress and makes a most unholy noise as her eyeballs go up in their sockets, tongue juts out and globs of drool pour from her mouth.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
24 Dec. 2024
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At the end of the first song, a small red glob rained down from above.—
Joe Lynch,
Billboard,
3 Sep. 2019
Noun
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Just in time for Christmas, certain members of Congress are hard at work in their policy shops, fashioning a massive lump of cybersecurity coal with which to gift American users of electronic devices.—
David Williams,
National Review,
26 Dec. 2024
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Ten years ago, the European Space Agency’s Rosetta probe pulled up alongside a dusty, icy lump the size of a mountain.—
Elise Cutts,
WIRED,
22 Dec. 2024
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“Knob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knob. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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