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Recent Examples of knob
Protect Hardware When Painting Painting can result in a real mess when stray streaks and drips land on handles, knobs, and pulls.
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Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2025
In the center of the console were three domed knobs; as Castelli turned these, ever so gently, with the finesse of a safecracker, the impact of the images was altered.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Even the winding crown mimics the ride’s control knobs.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2025
The dual knobs work great for releasing tension on the back of my neck, too.
—Lisa Jhung, Outside, 20 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knob
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But a chunk of the typical campus demographic was missing.—
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This recipe gets an extra bit of zip from chunks of pineapple.—
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In execution, though, those sound principles produced a self-effacing Cartesian colossus — a massive hunk of boring.—
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Alongside a generous portion of green beans and a protein of your choosing (chicken, pork, shrimp, beef, tofu or none), the crown jewel of the stew is the hearty hunks of Japanese kabocha squash, aka the Japanese pumpkin.—
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And finally, this means that there would be some point in the Universe’s history, after atoms had formed, where gravitation pulled this matter together into clumps, leading to the formation of stars and galaxies for the first time.—
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Drizzle milk and vinegar over flour mixture; stir using a fork until large clumps form, about 30 seconds.—
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Everyone gathered around to help flip the meat, stuffing wads of lettuce wraps into their cheeks and washing it down with soju.—
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The boy had a wad of cash in his hand, which De Jager accepted without counting, still stunned.—
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Then Domokos and the chief engineer of the model spotted a glob of stray glue clinging to one of its vertices.—
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Drink options include the Green Dread – a bright green gin concoction served from a beaker – and the Bloodsucker, a rum and blackberry liqueur drink served with a dollop of dark red jello meant to look like a glob of blood.—
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The cash option is a one-time, lump-sum payment that is equal to all the cash in the Mega Millions jackpot prize pool.—
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However, over time the lump became lumps, and Shearer’s fears became reality.—
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“Knob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knob. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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