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as in understanding
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as in scope
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as in to fathom
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Recent Examples of ken
Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 30 June 2010
For that reason, or for reasons beyond the ken of a public-high-school boy from Kansas City, Missouri, about all a male needed in those days in order to be brought along to a débutante party by some legitimate invitee was a tuxedo and a pulse.
—The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2022
How pigeons get enough calories to stay alive and healthy until spring is beyond my ken.
—John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Feb. 2022
Many of the items had been disabled by departing U.S. troops or are beyond the ken of Taliban fighters to operate.
—Tribune News Service, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2021
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Noun
What had been beyond the ken of my comprehension even into adolescence was a nuisance for this individual in their elementary school years.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 30 June 2010
For that reason, or for reasons beyond the ken of a public-high-school boy from Kansas City, Missouri, about all a male needed in those days in order to be brought along to a débutante party by some legitimate invitee was a tuxedo and a pulse.
—The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2022
How pigeons get enough calories to stay alive and healthy until spring is beyond my ken.
—John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Feb. 2022
Many of the items had been disabled by departing U.S. troops or are beyond the ken of Taliban fighters to operate.
—Tribune News Service, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ken
Noun
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The initial sight of Clark and Swift in a suite together after the pop star previously extended an invitation to Clark months ago provided a joyful dose of fan service for some.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
19 Jan. 2025
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The sight of her towering sails conjures names plucked from the pages of history books—Magellan, Morgan, Drake, Vespucci and Teach.—
Joe Sills,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
Noun
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His on-ice know-how, timing and understanding of spacing take over from there.—
Scott Wheeler,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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The initiative follows last year's discovery of this phenomenon, which defies the traditional scientific understanding of how life on Earth may have started.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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But Patel did appear to make a notable break with Mr. Trump, on the scope of the clemency granted to some Jan. 6 defendants.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2025
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Given the scope of this breach, regular monitoring of your bank accounts, credit card statements and other financial accounts is critical.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
29 Jan. 2025
Verb
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That amount of data is difficult to fathom, but the National Human Genome Research Institute puts it into perspective: One single human genome produces 200 gigabytes of data, equivalent to 200 DVDs of the 1975 film Jaws.—
Alexis Kayser,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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The devastation is hard to fathom, even for those of us living in it.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
11 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Donald Trump’s return to office will unfold in a post-Dobbs policy landscape.—
Daniel Darling,
National Review,
20 Jan. 2025
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For Iowa to announce Gronowski’s injury in early January is fairly transparent in today’s college football landscape.—
Scott Dochterman,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The neuroscientists found that gray matter volume was reduced by up to 4.9 percent during pregnancy.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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These cognitive changes are consistent with reductions in gray matter volume during pregnancy.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The data and tooling that informs 360 campaigns should be well-defined within the ambit of your governance and compliance frameworks to prevent the compromise of user privacy or the implementation of unfair or biased algorithms.—
Runki Goswami,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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If references and conversations about technology were, until a few years ago, considered either nerdy or relevant only to those who worked within its ambit, nothing currently could be further from the truth.—
Nitin Rakesh,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The Times contacted more than two dozen of his critics and perceived enemies to ask about their level of concern.—
Taylor Robinson,
New York Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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Some staff members perceived the comments as discriminatory, the suit says.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Ken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ken. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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