knights 1 of 2

noun

Definition of knightsnext
plural of knight
1
as in princes

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2
as in champions

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knights

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of knight
as in commissions

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  1. princes
  2. lifts
  3. improves
  4. combatants
Noun
  • The cohort will be honored at a virtual ceremony on Thursday, with the princes issuing separate congratulatory messages.
    Janine Henni, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
  • If this is how princes of the church behave, perhaps the rest of us aren’t so bad after all.
    Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of princes
Verb
  • Upper arm lifts, to get rid of flapping skin sometimes called angel wings, increased 23% in the same period.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The tool lifts and energizes skin while reducing puffiness.
    Toni Sutton, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of lifts
Verb
  • Furthermore, by increasing employee sentiment and utilization, vacancies and vacancy times are reduced, which ultimately improves the profitability of these spaces.
    Ryan Masiello, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The Value of Primary Care Primary care is the only medical discipline in which expanding physician supply improves life expectancy, health equity, and population health, according to a 2021 report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
    Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of improves
Noun
  • The Health Ministry's figures do not differentiate between civilians and combatants.
    Michael D. Carroll, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • While these reports do not differentiate between combatants and civilians, more than half the casualties are reported to be women and children.
    Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of combatants
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