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as in cluster
a number of things considered as a unit from the summit we could see knots of houses up and down the river valley
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as in link
a uniting or binding force or influence their business partnership is strengthened by the knot of personal friendship
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as in grouping
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit knots of people were quietly chatting around the meeting hall
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as in problem
something that requires thought and skill for resolution the situation involved so many legal knots that we decided to get a lawyer
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as in to tangle
to twist together into a usually confused mass the extension cords were hopelessly knotted together
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Recent Examples of knot
Ryan Brennan april 20, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026 Touska was transiting the north Arabian Sea at 17 knots toward Bandar Abbas, a port city in southern Iran. —Filip Timotija, The Hill, 19 Apr. 2026
Kyle Kensing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026 It can be worn draped open like your run-of-the-mill cardigan, or knot the handy ties in the front or back for a different vibe each time. —Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for knot
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One year later, on October 18, 2024, Matt and Katherine tied the knot at All Saints Episcopal Church near Bay Head Yacht Club in New Jersey. —Ryan Brennan april 20, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026 Touska was transiting the north Arabian Sea at 17 knots toward Bandar Abbas, a port city in southern Iran. —Filip Timotija, The Hill, 19 Apr. 2026
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Bombino’s defensive miscue knotted a match in which the 19-year-old delivered the first goal of the night — and the 100th across all competitions in the brief history of SDFC. —Kyle Kensing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026 It can be worn draped open like your run-of-the-mill cardigan, or knot the handy ties in the front or back for a different vibe each time. —Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for knot
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Over decades, Europe built up dense industrial clusters that link chemicals and manufacturing, but as final production increasingly moves abroad, the model has become harder to sustain.— Marilen Martin, Bloomberg, 15 Apr. 2026
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Native pitcher plants grow in clusters in the wetlands.— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
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Further investigation showed that the baby had suffered a skull fracture, ruptured blood vessels in her eyes, brain bleeding and swelling.— Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
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Children who recover can still face devastating ear infections, pneumonia, diarrhea, dehydration, malnourishment, blindness, and brain swelling.— Penelope Gatlin, STAT, 20 Apr. 2026
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The fine jewelry designer, famed for her chunky, chain-link gold chokers and playful signet rings, has found a new form of expression in Rubirosa’s, an elegant neighborhood shirt shop in Paris’s historic 7th arrondissement.— Talia Abbas, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2026
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These vague groupings make more sense than a chronological accounting, since many of the artists on view grew and changed over rather short periods of time.— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.— STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026
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This was the problem with conjuring my mother.— Douglas Stuart, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
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Rising to the #1 spot signals strong business fundamentals, consumer trust and a product that genuinely solves a modern pet owner’s problem.— Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026
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That impact and his trajectory launched his dragster up into the air, erupting in a fireball, breaking into pieces and getting badly tangled in the catch fencing.— Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
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Their little brother Dante is an irresponsible party boy, tangled up with a ruthless local gang.— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
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Smerz, the Norwegian duo of Catharina Stoltenberg and Henriette Motzfeldt, are ready to unveil another batch of breathy pop songs.— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 22 Apr. 2026
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The album has reportedly been in the works since the release of 2021’s The Golden Casket, with an initial batch of songs nearly spun off into Brock’s side project Ugly Casanova before evolving into a full-length Modest Mouse release.— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 21 Apr. 2026
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Over Christmas, while trying to pinpoint where the discomfort was really coming from, Warner discovered a lump.— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
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Castaways Raw Bar & Grill is another local favorite, which regularly draws crowds with its seafood mac-n-cheese and jumbo lump crab cakes.— Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Knot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/knot. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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