kens 1 of 2

noun

plural of ken
1
as in sights

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2
as in instincts

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3
as in dimensions

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kens

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of ken, chiefly Scottish
as in apprehends

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kens
  1. sights
  2. instincts
  3. dimensions
  4. apprehends
  5. landscapes
  6. skills
  7. scopes
  8. knows
Noun
  • The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people, including the latest news, events and sights and sounds of the United States.
    — Kelly McGreal , Isabella Bernabeo, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Lugo even sees his business expanding beyond Austin, with his sights set on New York City, hotspots across California and even Mexico City.
    — Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of sights
Noun
  • There’s a certain incompressible amount of time that’s required for your brain to absorb and get past the first instincts.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Yook plays Han Sun-woo, a legal intern who would rather be designing jewelry and who trusts his instincts over logic.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of instincts
Noun
  • The researchers also explored more exotic scenarios involving additional spatial dimensions and theories that extend beyond Einstein’s general relativity.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
  • North Carolina State University But the new robot can maneuver in three dimensions using a few elastic limbs and just two actuators.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of dimensions
Verb
  • John Early, as anyone encountering his work soon apprehends, chooses the latter.
    — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 7 June 2026
  • Though the team immediately apprehends a suspect, the Marshals end up taking criticism from both sides.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026
Definition of apprehends
Noun
  • That isn’t unusual for someone who draws and paints every day — but this latest dirt is real, dug from the ground in Yorkshire and Warwickshire, England, and used as the medium for her drawings of trees and landscapes.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • These big-impact midterms have also shifted power in the statehouses, often signaling changes in state and national political landscapes that have mattered and lasted.
    — Ron Elving, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of landscapes
Noun
  • The Basketmaker—whose skills go far beyond furniture making—weaves her a match, Fiddler on the Roof-like, and the Fisherwoman, after an awkward matrimonial moment, takes Wicker Husband home to her funky little cottage.
    — Valerie Monroe, Allure, 23 Oct. 2026
  • After Charlie left Analog World, his mother followed right after him into the box, but her navigation skills prove not to be as true.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of skills
Noun
  • Confining Employees To Rigid Roles As a business grows, team members with rigid, constrained scopes may stop working or supporting others outside their existing scope.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • These involve a cancer screening test, followed by a surgical procedure involving robotic scopes.
    — Tara Molina, CBS News, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of scopes
Verb
  • The prince didn’t have any luck in blocking Kelce, which comes as little surprise given the Chiefs star knows how to avoid defensive players.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Anyone who has worked at a fast-growing company at the edge of technology knows that obligations, circumstances and products change daily.
    — Daniel Kjellén, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of knows
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