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Recent Examples of knight
Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Diesel plays Kaulder, a cursed immortal knight who is tasked with keeping rogue witches in line and hidden from the general populace.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 13 June 2025
Malik Peay, Essence, 12 June 2025
Victoria Beckham will take the name Lady Beckham when her husband is knighted.
—Safid Deen, USA Today, 6 June 2025
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Noun
The hero of the game is Dirk the Daring, a sword-wielding knight on a quest to save the Princess Daphne from Mordroc the wizard and Singe the dragon.
—Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Diesel plays Kaulder, a cursed immortal knight who is tasked with keeping rogue witches in line and hidden from the general populace.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 13 June 2025
Verb
Even a statue of the Powerpuff Girls stands above attendees who are about to be knighted by the current princesses of pop over the weekend.
—Malik Peay, Essence, 12 June 2025
Victoria Beckham will take the name Lady Beckham when her husband is knighted.
—Safid Deen, USA Today, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knight
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All retained their titles of prince and princess, but these titles will become personal and any future spouses or children will not have a right to them.—
Alex Apatoff,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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Bailey is Fiyero, a prince and popular student at Shiz University, while Goldblum plays the iconic Wizard.—
Daysia Tolentino,
EW.com,
13 July 2025
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Iga Swiatek, a 24-year old Polish tennis player and five-time Grand Slam champion, reached the Wimbledon semi-final for the first time after defeating 19th seeded Liudmila Samsonva on Wednesday.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
10 July 2025
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The Sky retired Quigley’s No. 14 jersey Wednesday night during halftime of a game against the Dallas Wings at Wintrust Arena, recognizing the guard’s impact on the franchise as a three-time All-Star and WNBA champion.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
10 July 2025
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Season two was commissioned for the BBC by Lindsay Salt, Director of BBC Drama, and Fiona Campbell, Controller Youth Audience, BBC Three and BBC iPlayer.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
14 July 2025
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The second season was commissioned for the BBC by Lindsay Salt, Director of BBC Drama, and Fiona Campbell, Controller Youth Audience, BBC Three and BBC iPlayer.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
14 July 2025
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Accompanying them was a contingent of Canadian Rangers, reservists from Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities who bring a knowledge of the land, culture and climate.—
Gavin John,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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Netanyahu made the remarks about the war in Gaza while visiting with Israel Defense Forces reservists.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2025
Verb
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Superman’s first big boost came Tuesday when the film’s review embargo lifted.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted a federal judge's order pausing the Trump administration's large-scale staffing cuts and agency restructuring.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
10 July 2025
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French gendarmes have been busy policing crypto crimes, but these aren't the usual financial schemes, cons, and HODL!—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 May 2025
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The defense also raised concerns about witness tampering, after private communications appeared to show Vatican gendarmes and prosecutors working to pressure a key witness.—
Dan Cody,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
Verb
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So, how can businesses use these insights to improve customer service?—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 July 2025
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Redirecting the uptake of nutrients to roots, leaves, and new flower buds instead of spent blooms can improve the health and vigor of the plant.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
13 July 2025
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Considering its financial predicament and wealth of center backs, Barca could be tempted to sell the South American warhorse if a European rival tables his asking price.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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The Club World Cup is the old warhorse in his element, the ego still raging after all this time.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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“Knight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knight. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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