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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
Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 11 Mar. 2025
What Are Trader Joe’s Soft Pretzel Twists? Instead of being tied in the traditional knot shape, these soft pretzels are spiral sticks.
—Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2025
San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
Even after Gillespie banked in a jumper to give Maryland its second lead of the first half with 3:25 to go, sophomore small forward Coen Carr beat the defense and threw down a dunk eight seconds later to knot the score at 19.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 27 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The legislation institutes federal protections against discrimination of natural hairstyles, such as curly and kinky hair, as well as protective styles like Bantu knots, locs and twists.
—Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 11 Mar. 2025
What Are Trader Joe’s Soft Pretzel Twists? Instead of being tied in the traditional knot shape, these soft pretzels are spiral sticks.
—Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
Lincoln’s lead lasted just six minutes before freshman midfielder Janelle Contreras gained possession for Coastal and advanced on the goal, netting the equalizer from 12 yards out to knot the score at 1-1 before halftime.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
Even after Gillespie banked in a jumper to give Maryland its second lead of the first half with 3:25 to go, sophomore small forward Coen Carr beat the defense and threw down a dunk eight seconds later to knot the score at 19.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knot
Noun
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In earlier research published last year, Anthropic researchers identified clusters of artificial neurons within neural networks.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
27 Mar. 2025
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When those fragrant, drooping, purple clusters of blooms appear in April, the bees and I can't get enough.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
27 Mar. 2025
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Symptoms typically begin with a fever, cough, runny nose, and redness or swelling of the eyes that can last for two to four days prior to rash onset.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
24 Mar. 2025
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Without an innate pump, stagnant lymph fluid can lead to swelling and edema; but lymphatic drainage massage facilitates the more efficient passage of fluid from the lymph nodes, to the liver and kidneys, to be excreted from the body as urine.—
Jessica Ourisman,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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The best way to safeguard yourself from malicious links that install malware, potentially accessing your private information, is to have strong antivirus software installed on all your devices.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
18 Mar. 2025
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Tickets to the event will be offered first to Mark Twain House & Museum members through a private link.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
18 Mar. 2025
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Mar. 2025
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America was the bulwark of the liberal democracies — a grouping of European nations, Canada, Australia and much of Asia — that shared many values and outlooks.—
Llewellyn King,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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To compound this basic cashflow problem, PayPal did not do direct debits, so MyFootballClub relied on those annual renewals.—
Matt Slater,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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Photograph: Javier Navarro/Quanta The trio’s reformulation of the problem was a major breakthrough.—
Leila Sloman,
WIRED,
23 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Land a fiber-optic drone in the wrong spot and its millimeters-thick, through which the drone sends and receives signals, could get tangled.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Page, whose character is tangled in a complicated dynamic with Harris', framed the movie's tension as a battle between personal needs and global consequences.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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With adventure reality format The Box continuing to take the market by storm, Stewart unpacked what is making the country tick right now, highlighting a batch of new titles that could be appearing on networks elsewhere in the world before long.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
21 Mar. 2025
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To commemorate this season's tournament kickoff, Boston's social team snuck jerseys from star players' college rivals into a batch of swag they were instructed to sign.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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While less consequential for than last year’s clothing controversy involving the apparel brands Nike and Fanatics—which affected jerseys worn by players—New Era’s apparent misstep is another example of MLB’s brand taking lumps because of design decisions made outside of its purview.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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The puck broke Ray’s glasses and left a massive lump on his head, but Ray didn’t miss a second of game action.—
Matthew Fairburn,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Knot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knot. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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