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Recent Examples of knee
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
There, Beerkus got on one knee and appeared to propose to Nikolau.
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Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
1 July 2026
Drury, a trampoline athlete for Team USA, finished as an alternate for the Tokyo team while Hernandez’s comeback bid ended due to a knee injury.
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Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Serena looked down, heaved a sigh and hooked her knee around the pole before mustering up a halfhearted spin.
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Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
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Video taken from the air shows the moment that Beerkus appeared to get on one knee to propose to Nikolau.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
There, Beerkus got on one knee and appeared to propose to Nikolau.
—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
1 July 2026
Drury, a trampoline athlete for Team USA, finished as an alternate for the Tokyo team while Hernandez’s comeback bid ended due to a knee injury.
—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Serena looked down, heaved a sigh and hooked her knee around the pole before mustering up a halfhearted spin.
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Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knee
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Gonzales ran with a platform decisively to the left, supporting Medicare-for-all, raising the minimum wage and cracking down on junk fees.
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Republicans have sought to cast Talarico as too far to the left for Texas, highlighting his past statements on gender and other issues.
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Levi’s Baggy Dad Jeans were the first pair that were actually loose and didn’t hug my thighs and butt too much.
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Tensions flared as both agencies butted heads over what to do, highlighting an international relationship that hasn’t always fostered peaceful cooperation in space.
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The sheen is light as a feather, blends like a dream, and at SPF 50, is a serious sunscreen in its own right.
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On the surface, the Supreme Court’s June 30 opinion upholding state laws barring transgender girls from women’s and girl’s sports teams looks like a victory for women’s rights.
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The controversy only exploded the very next week when it was revealed the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) re-implemented a pilot program that bumped every girl who finished behind the trans athlete up by one spot on the podium.
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The sum total of their spending has bumped Haley Stevens by four points.
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In the 2000s, the museum began converting a historic roundhouse that was once used as a horse stable into its current incarnation as an event and exhibition space.
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Recent viral videos of a bot in a clown wig roundhouse kicking a small child, or another dancing bot breaking a spectator’s nose, are testament to that.
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Kane went from penalty scorer to committing a foul that led to a Mexico penalty, kicking the leg of Brian Gutiérrez while trying to clear the ball.
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Juan José Cáceras kicked Mbappé in the right shin in the 77th minute.
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San Diego’s manager Craig Stammen and coach Ryan Goins were ejected three pitches into the game after arguing a check-swing call.
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Every baseball game has multiple turning points — times when a swing being a split second sooner or a fraction of an inch higher could change everything.
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Two of the points on the rear treble hook were jabbed deeply into the flesh on the outside of the pike’s mouth.
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The show ushered in a new era of winking, elbow-jabbing meta-musicals.
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“Knee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knee. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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