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as in cluster
a number of things considered as a unit
from the summit we could see knots of houses up and down the river valley
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as in link
a uniting or binding force or influence
their business partnership is strengthened by the knot of personal friendship
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as in grouping
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit
knots of people were quietly chatting around the meeting hall
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as in problem
something that requires thought and skill for resolution
the situation involved so many legal knots that we decided to get a lawyer
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as in to tangle
to twist together into a usually confused mass
the extension cords were hopelessly knotted together
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Recent Examples of knot
Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Please put all your theories in the comments because my brain is in knots over this one.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Bags have knotted detailing–and bottoms are also tied uniquely to create an interesting effect.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 23 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The couple tied the knot in 1977 and had three children together — Amanda, 41, Stephen, 37, and Brian, 30.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Please put all your theories in the comments because my brain is in knots over this one.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
The caption also said that simply playing with another dog or touching the carpet was enough to cause the dog's hair to knot.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Bags have knotted detailing–and bottoms are also tied uniquely to create an interesting effect.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knot
Noun
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These finds include a cluster of precious metal objects.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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Two dense clusters of the spindly florals become a bikini-tie top, worn with an open-front catsuit that looks like it was drawn directly onto the models body.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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There wasn’t that much pain, and the swelling was minor.—
Hailey Salvian,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
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Ice: Apply ice for the first 48 hours for 10–20 minutes at a time to reduce swelling and pain.—
Christopher Bergland,
Verywell Health,
4 Feb. 2025
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The claim: Video shows crowd booing Trump at 2025 Super Bowl A Feb. 9 Threads video (direct link, archive link) appears to show President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walking onto a football field amid a chorus of boos.—
Hannah Hudnall,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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However, Flow Space may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.—
Alysia Reiner,
Flow Space,
10 Feb. 2025
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Repeating this process five times with varying groupings yielded an average accuracy of 80 percent.—
Lucy Tu,
Scientific American,
7 Feb. 2025
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What’s important to note is that this food grouping system doesn’t account for nutritional value, Dr. Vadiveloo says.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
6 Feb. 2025
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This has presented the astronomy community with a problem.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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There is almost universal agreement on a diagnosis of the party’s problem with the working class.—
Shane Goldmacher,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
Verb
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And as a result of all these magnetic fields getting tangled up there, those spots on the sun are cooler than the areas around them.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 Feb. 2025
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As a reader reminded me, RFK Jr. and Rush Limbaugh tangled mightily.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
3 Feb. 2025
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The National Archives has over the last three decades made material related to Kennedy's assassination available to the public, with the latest batch disclosed in August 2023.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2025
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In The Bachelorette's most recent season, Jenn Tran, the first Asian American star to lead any Bachelor series, chose Devin Strader from a batch of 25 contestants.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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Similar to Milla’s story on the show, Ainscough was diagnosed with epithelioid sarcoma in 2008 following a biopsy of lumps from her left arm.—
Kelsie Gibson,
People.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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These crab cakes were not full of jumbo lump, but had claw and backfin meat and sold for ten cents.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Feb. 2025
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“Knot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knot. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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