chiefly Scottish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for kenspeckle
Adjective
  • But people in the control group didn’t have a noticeable change.
    Korin Miller, SELF, 23 Oct. 2025
  • To economists like Zandi, however, the country still remains at high risk of entering a downturn, with inflation, softness in the labor market and noticeable declines in consumer confidence weighing on their forecasts.
    Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Instead, Reeves became Estragon, the more simplistic and long-suffering of the duo, while Winter tackled Vladimir, the more commanding and verbose character.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Since the late 90s, Jungen has forged a name for himself internationally through his commanding sculptural practice.
    News Desk, Artforum, 29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The 4-2-3-1 formation has been one of the most prominent systems used across Europe since the turn of the century, adopted by some of the best tacticians in modern football.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • While there’s some grappling between the big three, Amazon, Microsoft and Google remain by far the prominent cloud computing providers for AI applications, according to Emarketer senior analyst Jacob Bourne — and their futures depend at least in part on serving AI demand.
    Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • No team in the Championship has lost more than the nine points Wrexham have dropped from a winning position this term, a damaging trait that began on the opening day at Southampton when two stoppage-time goals turned a 1-0 win into a dramatic loss.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Watch the actor and his wife, Camila, perform a dramatic reading of the police report to celebrate the anniversary of his run-in with the law.
    Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The gear shift that Wrexham were going to have to perform in the Championship was always likely to be a marked one.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • This is a marked increase compared to the year prior, which saw an estimated 80 injuries.
    Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The prototype machine showed remarkable speed, deploying up to 25,000 feet of fiber in little over an hour, which is around 10 times quicker than the average of 35 feet per minute for traditional tractor conveyance methods.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Unwrap remarkable value in this beautiful collection, which is iconically Vogue.
    Ellie Davis, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • States’ winning ways Authors of The Commonwealth Fund scorecard said that the discrepancies in care across states are less pronounced for Medicare patients than for people getting health coverage in other ways.
    Suzanne King, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Westbrook is a fascinating, still-talented player, but as he's aged his flaws have only become that much more pronounced.
    Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Novartis has been proactively striking deals this year to address the impending patent cliff for some of its blockbuster drugs, including Entresto for heart failure, Xolair for asthma and Cosentyx for autoimmune diseases.
    Reuters, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
  • View gallery - 7 images New York City has gained a striking addition to its iconic skyline.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
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“Kenspeckle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kenspeckle. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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