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as in cluster
a number of things considered as a unit
from the summit we could see knots of houses up and down the river valley
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as in link
a uniting or binding force or influence
their business partnership is strengthened by the knot of personal friendship
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as in grouping
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit
knots of people were quietly chatting around the meeting hall
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as in problem
something that requires thought and skill for resolution
the situation involved so many legal knots that we decided to get a lawyer
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as in to tangle
to twist together into a usually confused mass
the extension cords were hopelessly knotted together
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Recent Examples of knot
Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
All the Avs had to do was tie a knot and hold on for 40 minutes.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 May 2026
Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
Once the game was knotted up at three, Bennett settled down and made sure to keep it that way.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026
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Noun
The Sex and the City star, 60, tied the knot with her wife in New York in 2012.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
All the Avs had to do was tie a knot and hold on for 40 minutes.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 May 2026
Verb
The teams went into halftime knotted 1-1.
—Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
Once the game was knotted up at three, Bennett settled down and made sure to keep it that way.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knot
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No sweeping declarations should be made about the 2026 Packers over the next cluster of workouts and practices, but the next couple of weeks can perhaps provide a baseline of what to expect come training camp.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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These gorgeous flower clusters come in shades of white, blue, pink and purple and bloom throughout several seasons.—
Amy DeYoung,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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The White House said the swelling around the ankles was due to chronic venous insufficiency or CVI, which occurs when leg veins fail to send blood back to the heart properly, and the bruising on the back of his hand was caused by frequent handshaking and aspirin.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
26 May 2026
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But the swelling in many of Armonda’s patients wouldn’t peak until several days later.—
Martha Raddatz,
The Atlantic,
25 May 2026
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However, StyleCaster may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
28 May 2026
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Viral video showed bridge problem A link between the Northland and downtown Kansas City, the northbound viaduct closed suddenly in December after MoDOT found structural issues.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2026
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 May 2026
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This grouping includes some of the fastest-ripening varieties for an early crop.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
23 May 2026
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Trees with root problems and those near sidewalks or drives are the first to fall too.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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New York lawmakers are mulling a three-year moratorium on permits for new high-energy data centers, essentially telling residents that data centers are the problem.—
Iulia Lupse,
Sun Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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Representative Mike Collins and former football coach Derek Dooley are tangled in a bitter contest that’s headed to a runoff on June 16.—
Aidan McLaughlin,
Vanity Fair,
29 May 2026
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The design allows the LCS to operate in shallower coastal waters and avoid getting tangled in wires or cables, like those that might tether mines.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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That’s because the newest batch of scenarios only look at emissions from the burning of fossil fuels, which is the control knob that humans can turn.—
Seth Borenstein,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
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The company is also offering memberships ($800) to those who want to be guaranteed a bottle from all eight batches, plus a special bonus bottle that won’t be available for purchase to the general public.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
27 May 2026
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This fermentation process separates the milk into curds (the thicker lumps of cheese) and whey (the liquid portion).—
Sarah Bence,
Verywell Health,
24 May 2026
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Martinez could get a lump-sum check as soon as that money, drawn from frozen Cuban assets, are cleared by President Bush.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2026
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“Knot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knot. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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