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kneads

verb

present tense third-person singular of knead

as in pats

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As another period begins, Achord pats Melton on the head and Melton pats his coach on the back.

— Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Taken from their backside, the pair is seen carrying golf clubs as the former NSYNC star pats his son on the head.

— Melina Khan, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026

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Bitingly funny in its comedy and wistful in its drama, the film rests on the delicate performance of newcomer Verma, a diminutive, age-appropriate actor who molds Ilyas in captivating ways.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
As the air is extracted, the coffee grounds transition from a loose, flowing state into a rigid mass that molds itself around the object’s shape.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026

Definition of molds

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If the model works, Hund says Rare Ventures will expand to include more diseases and potentially fund more treatments.

— Brad Quick, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Related Stories The film follows Di Marco’s titular character, a disabled young adult who works as a dominant at a fetish house.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of works

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But the gas that’s released in larger quantities is methane, which forms underwater as plants and algae break down and then bubbles to the surface.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
The work forms Phase 2 of DARPA’s Technologies for Heat Removal in Electronics at the Device Scale program, known as THREADS.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of forms

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But when the mutt chases a fox into the wilderness and doesn't return, Fielding and his father launch a massive search to recover him, growing closer together as a result.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026
Absorptive art beckons the viewer—who chases after that which ignores it, a tale as old as time—whereas the Minimalism Fried attacked was very big, very look-at-me, very exhibitionist.

— Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026

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