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Recent Examples of knee-deep
His walk to York Street — through often nearly knee-deep snow — took about 20 minutes, sometimes in the middle of the street, sometimes on the sidewalk.
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Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2026
Although many of us are still knee-deep in boot season, Bella Hadid proves there's more than one way to style spring's hottest denim trend.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 28 Feb. 2026
Within a few hours, even the water at the ancient heart of the city stood less than knee-deep.
—Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
The snow on the sidewalk was over knee-deep for her 2-year-old, Yasibel, who tossed the fresh powder in the air.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
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Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2026
Although many of us are still knee-deep in boot season, Bella Hadid proves there's more than one way to style spring's hottest denim trend.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 28 Feb. 2026
Within a few hours, even the water at the ancient heart of the city stood less than knee-deep.
—Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
The snow on the sidewalk was over knee-deep for her 2-year-old, Yasibel, who tossed the fresh powder in the air.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knee-deep
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Even if a fraction of the clip audience watches or listens to the entirety of something, that audience tends to be very engaged and usually motivated to pay for that content.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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The engaged core audience became brand ambassadors, and the resulting social reach was the best launch the client had ever had.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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His process of doing so involved disparaging his accusers, browbeating people and institutions that no longer wanted to be associated with him, and refusing to accept a path that precluded a return to being a public figure.—
Elizabeth Spiers,
Vanity Fair,
29 Apr. 2026
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The names of the involved officers will also be released at that time.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Apr. 2026
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In his early thirties, while engrossed in these studies, Lamarck also became romantically involved with a woman named Rosalie de la Porte.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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Rachel became engrossed in Facebook videos of other moms who were documenting their families’ self-deportation process and describing their relief to be out of the United States.—
Caitlin Dickerson,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2026
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Whether despite this background or because of it, young Zac becomes preoccupied with the outward signs of extreme wealth, luxury cars especially, in a manner somewhat precocious but not entirely remarkable for a teenage boy.—
Mark O’Connell,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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When leaders become too preoccupied with managing feelings, people get less practice handling frustration, taking correction, and functioning under pressure—the very experiences that build resilience.—
Jonathan Alpert OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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Unabsorbed calcium leaves the body through stool, and absorbed calcium that isn't needed may be filtered by the kidneys and leave in urine—often within about a day.—
Sarah Jividen,
Verywell Health,
11 Mar. 2026
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The absorbed or scattered light creates a unique pattern called the spectrum, which is effectively the substance’s fingerprint.—
Ambuj Tewari,
The Conversation,
6 Mar. 2025
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An Israeli military battalion that assaulted and detained a CNN team in the occupied West Bank has been redeployed after a one-month suspension, an Israeli security source told CNN.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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Its power has withered amid years without peace negotiations and Israel tightening its grip on the occupied West Bank.—
SAM METZ,
Arkansas Online,
26 Apr. 2026
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So how worried should these teams be?—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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People that maybe have a more precarious position in the industry and are worried and see AI as a threat — which is absolutely valid — and younger people, younger actors and musicians.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
29 Apr. 2026
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The play is about Sarah, an anxious young woman living a double life.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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That’s the blunt reality facing Senate Majority Leader John Thune as Republicans grow increasingly anxious about the end-game for one of the most consequential — and politically combustible — confirmation fights in recent memory.—
Phil Mattingly,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Knee-deep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knee-deep. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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