knothole

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Recent Examples of knothole All of it from the narrow knothole that is our point of view. Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2022 In addition to the knothole described above, the company plans to consult a community advisory committee, whose members will sign a nondisclosure agreement. Steven Litt, cleveland, 4 July 2021 The Harding Park knothole gang had an eventful day Thursday at the opening of the PGA Championship. Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 6 Aug. 2020 For those Little League/knothole baseball and softball players playing on summer teams, the diamond can get toasty. Shelby Dermer, Cincinnati.com, 3 July 2018 Veteran scouts recently regaled USA TODAY Sports in stories of a knothole between the clubhouse and the dugout at the old Polo Grounds, with the manager able to relay signs to the hitter. Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knothole
Noun
  • The house was also featured in the actress' Emilia Pérez press tour wardrobe in the form of a sleeveless long black dress with a literal keyhole cutout.
    Michelle Lee, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
  • The Denmark international struggled during his first two seasons with Brentford due to a series of injuries, including a knee issue which required keyhole surgery, and only registered two assists in 49 appearances.
    Jay Harris, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • These wares are made in small workshops in Italy and Portugal, where craftspeople infuse them with high-end details such as hand-sewn buttonholes and silk bar tacks, a form of stitching that reinforces seams and pockets.
    Aleks Cvetkovic, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Among a plethora of statement outerwear this season, the shearling coat — done in alpaca — came to the fore as an all-time classic to embrace, which Johnson presented in a mid-length suede version with 3D outlines for patch pockets and buttonholes.
    Sandra Salibian, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • As the screaming continued, the terrified neighbor, 44, shooed her young sons away from the door and looked through the peephole into the hallway, watching as the assailant stabbed the helpless woman in the back of her neck with a knife at least 8 inches long.
    Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025
  • Smart lock makers are trying pretty much anything right now, including adding digital peepholes to deadbolts in the new Lockly Vision Prestige and TCL Smart Lock Ultra.
    Umar Shakir, The Verge, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Contaminated cooling water sometimes leaks to the interior through pinholes or poor seams and introduces bacteria that cause spoilage.
    Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Nine screws hold the bottom panel in place with a pinhole button to perform a hard reset in case you get hung up.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Just outside the players’ entrance parking lot, a Miami-Dade Police officer on a motorcycle pulled over the Dolphin’s All-Pro wide receiver.
    Charles Rabin and, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Photo : Jack Bremen The entrance hallway flows into a formal living room.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Tracking the Trump administration’s rollback of climate and environmental policies can seem like being forced through a wormhole back in time.
    Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025
  • While there are countless wormholes to be dragged into on a player’s Baseball Reference page, many of them can be pushed aside with the explanation that the reasoning for a level of success (or lack thereof) is due to the sample size making those results random.
    Tyler Small, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The path will also take you to Thunder Hole, an inlet carved into the cliffs where incoming waves create a thunderous echo.
    Graham Averill, Outside Online, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Residents in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands are advised to move out of the water, off the beach and away from harbors, marinas, bays and inlets and not go to shore to observe the tsunami.
    CNN, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The 29-year-old endured a deep puncture wound in her abdomen, severe muscle trauma, and mental and psychological stress in the aftermath, the Associated Press reported.
    Juliana Kim, NPR, 24 Feb. 2025
  • But the crash in the second run there left her with a puncture wound in her abdomen that kept her out of competition until late January.
    Zack Pierce, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025

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“Knothole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knothole. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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