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Recent Examples of knead
Transfer to work surface and knead gently until cohesive.
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Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
The sessions promote the flow of energy and stimulate sensory perceptions through a mixture of meditation and creative exercises, such as kneading clay, painting on a canvas, or writing.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2024
Accept it, sit back, watch in silence, let those little paws knead you, and find happiness.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
They’re modeled after the way a massage therapist uses their body parts as tools, kneading with the blade of the hand at one point, then pressing or rolling with the heel of the palm, the elbow or forearm.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
The sessions promote the flow of energy and stimulate sensory perceptions through a mixture of meditation and creative exercises, such as kneading clay, painting on a canvas, or writing.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2024
Accept it, sit back, watch in silence, let those little paws knead you, and find happiness.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
They’re modeled after the way a massage therapist uses their body parts as tools, kneading with the blade of the hand at one point, then pressing or rolling with the heel of the palm, the elbow or forearm.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knead
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The structure is still the bits-and-pieces-flow-of-events unfolding over the course of numerous episodes that apparently repelled viewers accustomed to pat network formulas.—
Gail Williams,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Jan. 2025
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He was seen in good spirits leaving the floor, shaking hands with supporters and patting them on the back.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
14 Jan. 2025
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On Sunday morning, massive lines of Trump supporters formed to get inside the inaugural eve event, braving frigid weather and intermittent showers.—
Washington Examiner Staff, Naomi Lim,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
19 Jan. 2025
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After a brief involvement with Adolph Zukor’s Paramount-Artcraft Pictures, a precursor to Paramount Pictures, Ince formed another outfit in Culver City, Ince Studios, which ran from 1919 to 1924.—
Ryan Gajewski,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Jan. 2025
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The contours of each case have been carefully molded to minimize air resistance, mirroring the aerodynamic principles employed in race car design.—
Bhanu Chopra,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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In a sense, having to live shoulder to shoulder with a broader array of larger and more diverse reptile groups might have molded dinosaurs and pterosaurs into creatures capable of surviving the volcanic effects.—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 Jan. 2025
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The two worked together to trace the calls and found that a calling card was purchased at a Walmart in Panama City on April 9, 2004, hours before it was used to phone Mount Washington McDonald’s.—
Yasmeen Hamadeh,
People.com,
19 Jan. 2025
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Despite them being one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference this season, New York still has some pieces to work with on the trade block.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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In the campaign, Earle models the ankle-grazing jean cut from stretch denim with a long-sleeve striped shirt.—
Marissa Muller,
WWD,
23 Jan. 2025
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The experience aims to offer a free-roaming off-road exploration game with beautiful visuals, modeled after the minimalistic art style of Art of Rally.—
Matt Gardner,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Knead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knead. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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