kneed

verb

past tense of knee
as in kicked

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kneed
  1. kicked
  2. shoved
  3. bumped
  4. pushed
  5. jabbed
  6. jostled
  7. poked
  8. prodded
Verb
  • Eventual champions Coventry City and runners-up Ipswich Town were tipped to finish fourth and third respectively before a ball had been kicked last August, via the running of 10,000 simulations of how the campaign would unfold.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Joe Flacco threw a touchdown pass in relief of Joe Burrow, Evan McPherson kicked three field goals and the Cincinnati Bengals beat the Detroit Lions 16-14 Thursday night in the preseason opener for both teams.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of kicked
Verb
  • Last June, Connecticut's Marina Mabrey shoved Caitlin Clark to the floor during a game.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • In the video circulating on social media, a young woman holding a child is shoved in the face by an officer.
    — Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of shoved
Verb
  • Even if Claude had bumped the number all the way to 100 percent, the LLM wouldn’t be eligible for the $1 million.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The company recently completed the purchase of Curtis Instruments , announced two pending deals and bumped its annual dividend by 11%, marking 70 consecutive years of increases.
    — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of bumped
Verb
  • That trial is scheduled to begin next month, but could be pushed back or canceled altogether depending on what the judge decides.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • In the past week, the administration has pushed back against the narrative that Iran has virtually shut down the critical choke point with the threat of missiles and drones.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of pushed
Verb
  • Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu jabbed back against the prevailing narrative yesterday, saying she was never invited to participate in the WNBA’s 3-point contest this weekend.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • Two of the points on the rear treble hook were jabbed deeply into the flesh on the outside of the pike’s mouth.
    — Jack G. Mell, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026
Definition of jabbed
Verb
  • McDonald’s has jostled its menu and has sought to lure some of those customers to stores through value meals and other specials.
    — Michelle Chapman, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Television crews jostled for hallway interviews with arriving lawmakers.
    — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Definition of jostled
Verb
  • In the 2024 playoffs, Carrington poked Fever phenom Caitlin Clark in the eye.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Offering a clever twist, the warm cake is poked with the handle of a wooden spoon, creating space for a vanilla-pineapple pudding to sink deep into the crumb.
    — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of poked
Verb
  • Trump publicly prodded the Health secretary for an update on autism research in a Cabinet meeting last month.
    — Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
  • And along with the documentary, you get prodded into recall again.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2026
Definition of prodded
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