chiefly Scottish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for kenspeckle
Adjective
  • The difference in how Andrew carries himself now is noticeable, Caroline said.
    Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Jan. 2025
  • For a movie that looks so remarkably good – from the oppressive, classical set design to the astounding lighting work – Ash's (Rook this time around) uncanny comeback was a noticeable exception.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Post dropped 20 points in a commanding win over the Bulls, outplaying the stretch-five prototype Nikola Vucevic on the other side.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
  • This cruiser sports a fierce design, more power, and a commanding presence.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Bass, who was seated in a prominent position next to First Lady Melania Trump during the fire station briefing, thanked Trump for arriving in the city so soon after his inauguration and countered his claim that the city would slow-walk rebuilding efforts.
    Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
  • The Dolphins filled one of two prominent openings on their coaching staff on Friday, hiring Robert Prince as receivers coach. Prince, whose hiring was initially reported by NFL Network and confirmed by a league source, replaces Wes Welker, who was not retained.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • By allowing additional seconds or minutes to elapse between a user’s prompt and the program’s response, and by providing extra computational power at the program’s critical moment of inference, some AI developers have seen a dramatic jump in the accuracy of chatbot answers.
    Lauren Leffer, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Anything Barcelona can do… Not content seeing their domestic rivals take the limelight, Atletico Madrid launched a late comeback of their own at the Metropolitano, snapping Bayer Leverkusen’s 11-game winning streak with a dramatic 2-1 win.
    Thom Harris, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • There is also a marked contrast between the two women, and in the character of these two books.
    Geoffrey Wheatcroft, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Catch up quick: The bumper crop of donors is a marked difference from this time four years ago, after the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol by Trump supporters.
    Marc Caputo, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Although its nose had been broken off, the statue of a man’s head still showed remarkable detail.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Jan. 2025
  • With an uncommon focus on white wine, Conde de los Andes’ extensive library of older vintages offers a rare glimpse into the remarkable potential of white Rioja.
    Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 28 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The shift is most pronounced among Republican parents: About 1 in 4 (26%) now report skipping or delaying some vaccines for their children, up from 13% in 2023.
    Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
  • The only thing that differentiates the sisters is their facial features, but those are not very pronounced, either.
    Karl Ove Knausgaard, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The lineup was a striking testament to how tech and politics have become increasingly intertwined.
    Cherie Brooke Luo, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
  • None of the remaining teams on this trip is within reasonable striking distance of a playoff spot.
    Rob Rossi, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Kenspeckle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kenspeckle. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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