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Recent Examples of knight
Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 20 Jan. 2025
Further up, in the leafy tree canopies, are American green anoles, and the largest species, the Cuban knight anole, about the size of a newborn kitten.
—James T. Stroud, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2025
Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 25 Jan. 2025
In that film, his character bequeathed his signature vibranium shield to Mackie's Sam. Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier officially knighted Sam as the new Cap, and his story continues in next month's movie Captain America: Brave New World.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 30 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Grays Court Hotel Kings and knights have slept within the walls of Grays Court Hotel, originally built as the residence of the first Norman Treasurer in the 11th century.
—Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 20 Jan. 2025
Further up, in the leafy tree canopies, are American green anoles, and the largest species, the Cuban knight anole, about the size of a newborn kitten.
—James T. Stroud, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
Hours after his fall 2025 Dior Men show, the designer Kim Jones was knighted a Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur, France’s highest civilian honor.
—Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 25 Jan. 2025
In that film, his character bequeathed his signature vibranium shield to Mackie's Sam. Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier officially knighted Sam as the new Cap, and his story continues in next month's movie Captain America: Brave New World.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knight
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In February of last year, Harry’s claim was dismissed, a decision which the prince appealed.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2025
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Stuart’s prince is suave, worldly, world-weary, charismatic — every inch a prince, really.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
7 Apr. 2025
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In this race, Jones ran 12.63 to take down to take down Olympic champions Masai Russell and Jasmine Camacho-Quinn.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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The Miami native enters the Hall of Fame after playing high school basketball at Miami Edison High and Gulliver Prep, and then becoming a four-time Olympic gold medalist, eight-time WNBA All-Star and two-time WNBA champion.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2025
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In 1928, Bhupinder Singh, Maharaja of Patiala, commissioned the largest job Cartier has had to date.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Originally commissioned in 1931 by Henry Ford, the Dearborn Inn in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn, Michigan, reopened its doors as a member of Marriott Bonvoy’s Autograph Collection on March 19, 2025, following a two-year renovation and restoration.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
AFAR Media,
9 Apr. 2025
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The economy, the Hebrew University economist Joseph Zeira says, is in severe recession—a twenty-per-cent decline in over-all investment, whose impact on unemployment is temporarily offset by a high number of reservists who have been called up for service.—
Bernard Avishai,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2025
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Tal Steiner, the executive director of the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel, a human rights group, said the charges against the reservists were serious.—
Adam Rasgon,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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When Medina instead lifts his right arm, which held the replica gun, officers open fire, striking Medina multiple times.—
Max Levy,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2025
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Each carriage turns 360 degrees while lifting riders to 6 feet in the air.—
Samantha Neely,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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The resulting bloodshed brings the pair of goofy gendarmes into bewildered action, as the Zero cavalry trots in on short-legged white horses and Jony, Line, Rudy, and the local One leader, Jane (Anamaria Vartolomei), deploy on their respective sides.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
11 Mar. 2025
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Some, for example, may overcome their longstanding reluctance to send their own gendarmes to provide civil order in Gaza during reconstruction, as an alternative to taking Palestinians into their own country.—
Carine Harb,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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The medications can offer benefits for people with type 2 diabetes, such as improving glycemic control, insulin activity, curbing post-meal blood sugar spikes, and protecting the heart and kidneys, Basina said.—
Julia Ries,
Health,
9 Apr. 2025
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His work had improved the use of electronic health records and sped up access to care for patients with heart disease.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2025
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The National Symphony Orchestra is planning warhorses by Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich and world premieres by Carlos Simon, the Kennedy Center’s composer in residence; Valerie Coleman; and others.—
Javier C. Hernández,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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All three warhorses will be first-ballot Hall of Famers.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Knight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knight. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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