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as in ruses
a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end
tried every knack I knew to get him to spill the beans
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as in talents
a special and usually inborn ability
a jazz musician with an incredible knack for improvisation
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Recent Examples of knacks
Get Rid Of Clutter Knick-knacks, stacks of magazines, and piles of untended laundry can be magnets for dust.
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
From clothing to toys, knick-knacks to collectibles, all sorts of items were seen for sale on Saturday.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026
At least Stijn Verhoeven and Ewa Mroczkowska’s nuanced production design for the interiors, including bourgeois homes full of kitschy knick-knacks, anonymous office spaces and frigidly austere villas, tell a story of their own about the material culture of the era.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Feb. 2026
And there are all sorts of knick-knacks — from hair clips to birdhouses that her dad makes.
—Bo Evans, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
These aren’t just knick knacks that will end up forgotten in the back of a closet.
—Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Flamingo Island Flea Market Just off I-75 awaits a cornucopia of vintage decor, houseplants, pottery, and other knick-knacks.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2026
The former country farmhouse feel with shelves full of knick-knacks above the dining booths and mismatched coffee cups waiting on the tables has been replaced with more minimalist decor.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
Using social media to get the word out, @phxtrinkettrade and @garfieldtrinkettrade have created boxes full of assorted knick-knacks that people can come and trade, from stickers and bookmarks to mini figurines and crystals.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
From clothing to toys, knick-knacks to collectibles, all sorts of items were seen for sale on Saturday.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026
At least Stijn Verhoeven and Ewa Mroczkowska’s nuanced production design for the interiors, including bourgeois homes full of kitschy knick-knacks, anonymous office spaces and frigidly austere villas, tell a story of their own about the material culture of the era.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Feb. 2026
And there are all sorts of knick-knacks — from hair clips to birdhouses that her dad makes.
—Bo Evans, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
These aren’t just knick knacks that will end up forgotten in the back of a closet.
—Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Flamingo Island Flea Market Just off I-75 awaits a cornucopia of vintage decor, houseplants, pottery, and other knick-knacks.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2026
The former country farmhouse feel with shelves full of knick-knacks above the dining booths and mismatched coffee cups waiting on the tables has been replaced with more minimalist decor.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
Using social media to get the word out, @phxtrinkettrade and @garfieldtrinkettrade have created boxes full of assorted knick-knacks that people can come and trade, from stickers and bookmarks to mini figurines and crystals.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knacks
Noun
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Kids will quickly see through her ruses.—
Elise Broach,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The New York Colored American reported that some offers of short-term work for Black men — moving livestock to or from Kentucky, for example — were ruses that ended with kidnappings.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Sheffield DocFest, the UK’s leading documentary film festival, will be welcoming some of nonfiction film’s biggest talents to the 33rd edition of the international event.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
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To show their talents and skills in the world, but don’t have a chance.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Davis occasionally destabilizes this very familiar soundtrack with sly production tricks from Horne.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
28 Apr. 2026
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However, deer are adaptable creatures and often get used to the tricks put in their path, eventually ignoring attempts to deter them, Walke says.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Joey Garrison The Trumps exchanged gifts on Tuesday with King Charles and Queen Camilla to mark the historic royal visit.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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During the next rehearsal break, Simpson and Reyes returned with champagne, flowers and other gifts to congratulate him.—
Liz Rothaus Bertrand,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Apr. 2026
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With one year left and her throne on the line, Queen Mo — who is 39 — and her raven sidekick JoJo hatch increasingly desperate schemes.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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Vrabel is truly an expert in NFL defensive schemes AND finding the way to a woman's heart.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This model reflects Japan’s long-standing corporate culture, which prioritizes new hires for their general potential—their aptitudes and aspirations, as opposed to their current skill sets or university majors—and then trains them on the job.—
GRACIA LIU-FARRER,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Nov. 2025
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More money is apt to make homeschooling worse and far less tailored to the individual student and their interests and aptitudes by encouraging parents to substitute pricey group programs for the requisite effort of individualized instruction.—
Marie Sapirie,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Sometimes the batteries on the trackers would run low, and McGovern’s team would need to remove and recharge the devices, before surreptitiously replacing them.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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In 2021, a critical vulnerability in Log4j—a logging library maintained by a handful of volunteers—exposed hundreds of millions of devices.—
Evan Johnson,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Apr. 2026
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Produced by Cuban hitmakers Nando Pro and La Companioni, the song is an uplifting urban-tropical fusion with flairs of reparto music towards the end.—
Natalia Cano,
Billboard,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Knacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knacks. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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