knights 1 of 2

plural of knight

knights

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of knight

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for knights
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
Verb
  • Supreme Court decision on deportations lifts a lower-court block Alien Enemies Act but upholds rights of those targeted for enforcement.
    Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The emergency ruling, for now, lifts one of two lower court orders reversing the mass terminations.
    Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The facility will also benefit from a hybrid workforce combining robots and humans, which improves flexibility, speed, precision, and overall production efficiency.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 16 Mar. 2025
  • For them, Apple Intelligence is still something new, something that improves their iPad/iPhone/Mac experience from two years ago.
    Ben Sin, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • During the Civil War, Gettysburg and other engagements resulted in a higher percentage of casualties among combatants.
    Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The number does not distinguish between civilians and combatants.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Knights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knights. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.

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