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as in prince
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as in champion
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as in to commission
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Recent Examples of knight
Sachin H. Jain, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
The type of armor was worn by knights and military men, created by sewing iron rings to fabric or leather, according to Britannica.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 4 Dec. 2024
Jake Kanter, Deadline, 30 Dec. 2024
He was knighted for his role leading the Crown Prosecution Service, and Conservative opponents like to use his title, Sir Keir Starmer, to paint him as elite and out of touch.
—Jill Lawless, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2024
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Noun
The modern health insurer is regarded as either a knave or a pawn and is seldom regarded as a knight.
—Sachin H. Jain, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
The type of armor was worn by knights and military men, created by sewing iron rings to fabric or leather, according to Britannica.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 4 Dec. 2024
Verb
Fry has been knighted for his environmental, charity, and mental health work.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 30 Dec. 2024
He was knighted for his role leading the Crown Prosecution Service, and Conservative opponents like to use his title, Sir Keir Starmer, to paint him as elite and out of touch.
—Jill Lawless, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knight
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Nightbreed peacock The Northman Year: 2022 Runtime: 2h 17m Director: Robert Eggers This epic from the director of The Lighthouse stars Alexander Skarsgard as a Viking prince who returns to his homeland with vengeance on his mind.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2025
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On March 24, 2022, the day of the contentious vote, Suarez was in the United Arab Emirates — where Quinn Emanuel represents several sovereign wealth funds and other government entities — signing a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Emirati officials alongside the crown prince of Dubai.—
Sarah Blaskey,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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But the odds say the undisputed junior featherweight champion should have a much easier time with late replacement opponent Ye Joon Kim anyway.—
Josh Katzowitz,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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The four-time WNBA champion noted that Chicago Sky star Angel Reese attending the Met Gala in 2024 demonstrated the WNBA’s current and pivotal fashion moment.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
23 Jan. 2025
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Apple commissioned young artists to create a mural along the lakeside stretch of I-10 near the city jail.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Axios,
28 Jan. 2025
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Inspired by one intern’s obsession with Pokémon, the museum commissioned Hawaiian artist Solomon Enos to illustrate over a dozen snail trading cards.—
Maddie Bender,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Jan. 2025
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At Contenders, Vindman expressed concern to Deadline’s Matthew Carey that reservists could be weaponized by future presidents.—
Fred Topel,
Deadline,
8 Dec. 2024
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For months, journalists and nongovernmental organizations had reported systematic abuses at the base, and on July 29, Israel’s military police detained ten Israeli reservists on suspicion of raping one of the prisoners.—
Dahlia Scheindlin,
Foreign Affairs,
27 Sep. 2024
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The chassis lifts to get over even high doorway dividers, the mops automatically lift when the 10R senses carpet or rugs, and the brushes lift when in mop-only modes or cleaning high-pile carpeting.—
Anthony Karcz,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Each of the women stood in their living rooms, bent down and easily lifted up loose floorboards.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
23 Jan. 2025
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Sadly, the Ferrari’s promising racing career came to a screeching halt when French gendarmes seized the car at the Paris Orly airport parking lot—something about a dispute between Monsieur Fayen and the French tax authorities.—
Howard Walker,
Robb Report,
23 Dec. 2024
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The mud-slinging scene occurred as thousands more Spanish soldiers, national police officers, and Civil Guard gendarmes arrived, or are set to arrive, at the disaster sites.—
Joseph Wilson,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Nov. 2024
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Should the lab leak theory be dismissed, trust between the two countries might actually improve, as tensions between them ease.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
26 Jan. 2025
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Vitamin D supplements may improve joint pain in people with vitamin D deficiency.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
26 Jan. 2025
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The composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, that warhorse of English traditionalism, is mentioned six times, and his plangent music—invoking a lost, idyllic England; a greener, more pleasant land—could easily be the novel’s soundtrack.—
Charles McGrath,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2024
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At 33, Watt is young enough not to be tired of even the most familiar rock radio warhorses.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
19 Sep. 2024
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“Knight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knight. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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