knifed

past tense of knife

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for knifed
Verb
  • Their home had backed up to a 300-acre farm that’s now been sliced into subdivisions.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Ingredients 3 large apples, sliced 1/4-in.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The group punched and hit the employee repeatedly, banged on the car and pulled on the doors demanding the vehicle, according to prosecutors.
    Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
  • But then came the altercation, in which Philadelphia midfielder Jesus Bueno batted Zaha’s hand down in the middle of the pitch and Zaha responded with an open-handed push to Bueno’s face, and Bueno of course went down to the ground as if he had been punched by Mike Tyson.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Its jet-drive propulsion system, when deployed, creates thrust by accelerating well fluids via an impeller unit, which moves the probe through the wellbore.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2025
  • But Eras and now DWTS, on which he is partnered with The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Jen Affleck, have thrust him into the spotlight.
    Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Aeration is the process of creating air spaces in a lawn, usually via 3-inch holes poked into the soil at regular intervals.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Several poked fun at the moment through lighthearted comments, while others expressed how their own canines also like to fill their days with an abundance of naps.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Overall, the inflation data likely add fuel to expectations that the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates by another quarter percentage point at its policy meeting later this month - its second consecutive cut.
    NPR, NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Superstar Shohei Ohtani launched a two-run shot to cut the lead down to 11-4, but the momentum still appeared to be on the Blue Jays' side in a raucous Rogers Centre.
    Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Knifed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knifed. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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