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Recent Examples of kneecap
Less than a week after Garth Brooks was accused of rape in California, the country singer was back in federal court in Mississippi today to kneecap his own attempts to keep real names in the matter out of the public eye.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2024
Barring a surprise invocation of the War Powers Act, Trump probably won’t court the logistical hassles of trying to kneecap his broadcast bête noires.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Every time a winter storm hits Texas, Austin residents are reminded of the weeklong arctic blast in 2021 that kneecapped Texas' electric grid, leaving more than 10 million without power and contributing to at least 240 deaths.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 14 Feb. 2024
After all, this is a company that loves to resell you the same 30-plus year-old games time and again while kneecapping backward capability with new consoles.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2024
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2024
Barring a surprise invocation of the War Powers Act, Trump probably won’t court the logistical hassles of trying to kneecap his broadcast bête noires.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Every time a winter storm hits Texas, Austin residents are reminded of the weeklong arctic blast in 2021 that kneecapped Texas' electric grid, leaving more than 10 million without power and contributing to at least 240 deaths.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 14 Feb. 2024
After all, this is a company that loves to resell you the same 30-plus year-old games time and again while kneecapping backward capability with new consoles.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kneecap
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Barkley smacked them for 296 yards and four TDs in the regular season.—
Bill Reinhard,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2025
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During that period, Ichiro smacked 2,533 of his 3,089 Major League hits, ranking him 25th on MLB’s all-time hits list.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
21 Jan. 2025
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Acuña flashed during a late-season call-up, hitting .308 with three home runs in 39 at-bats.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
25 Jan. 2025
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With snow and freezing weather hitting most states in the U.S. this past week, many have had to deal with icy and snowy commutes.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
25 Jan. 2025
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Ladies, locate and box all medications and double-check the contents of your first aid kit.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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My husband’s solution is to box and stack things in the basement.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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The rings probably formed from an icy moon of Saturn getting whacked, hard, by an incoming object, perhaps even another moon.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
23 Jan. 2025
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However, compared to a quantum clock, atomic clocks are as accurate as a one-dollar antique pocket watch that's been whacked several times with a coal hammer.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
12 Jan. 2025
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The Calvin Klein belted shirtdress is a fabulous option for many reasons.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Jan. 2025
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Remarkable how harmoniously the legacy media can belt out a tune, even one that suddenly breaks out after midnight.—
Andrew C. McCarthy,
National Review,
14 Jan. 2025
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And countries whose shipments to the U.S. are socked with tariffs could retaliate with their own levies on U.S. exports, further denting the economy.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
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When Jagger arrived at Altamont in a helicopter, a fan socked him in the face.—
Michael Schulman,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Newsom greeted Trump with a handshake, and the president slapped him on the back.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
25 Jan. 2025
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One such surprise could be Trump declining to follow through on his plans to slap Canadian and Mexican imports with tariffs, which would affect most automakers.—
William Gavin,
Quartz,
21 Jan. 2025
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Detectives arrested a suspect associated with a stabbing that killed a woman and left a man seriously injured in west Roseville on Saturday, according to the Placer County Sheriff’s Office.—
Emma Hall,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Jan. 2025
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But the three-peat has proved elusive in professional football for all kinds of reasons: Key players get injured.—
Becky Sullivan,
NPR,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Kneecap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kneecap. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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