KNIGHTING Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

knighting

verb

present participle of knight

as in lifting

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Higher oil prices have largely offset lower export volumes, lifting revenue above prewar estimates, but spending is set to rise faster.

— Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2026
In May 2020, a Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying three astronauts reached the orbiting lab just 3 hours and 3 minutes after lifting off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of lifting

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Channel 4 is laying off around 340 staff, the net’s biggest round of cuts in its 40-year history, and this is hitting commissioning hard, with around 50% of roles set to be reduced.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
In addition to the neo-frame asymmetric Eileen bag and its siblings, the boutique will host pieces from female artists Delouis is commissioning and a design curation through a partnership with Parisian Galerie Marcilhac.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

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In between posts promoting her events, Campbell Ortiz frequently posted about her children, congratulating one daughter for graduating high school and wishing one son happy birthday and cheering on his basketball team.

— Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 23 Sep. 2026
Try sending a useful article, congratulating a client on a milestone, sharing an industry development or simply checking in periodically.

— Peter Burns, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of congratulating

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Instead, Nvidia focuses on improving work-life balance and has maintained a hybrid work programme, without strict return-to-office mandates.

— Tamlin Magee, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
As new supply peaks, cash flow growth is improving and valuations are attractive relative to equities, according to Laughlin.

— Diana Olick, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of improving

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The Shangri-La Paris played host to an evening of conversations, cocktails and dinner celebrating the launch.

— Vogue Business, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2026
Dozens of family and friends gathered outside Wildwood Elementary School in Culver City on Saturday for a memorial celebrating Rodriguez.

— Breaking News, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of celebrating

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So how did that work out for you, with this whole world applauding you for this, and then knowing people are pissed off too?

— Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
The post was accompanied by pictures of him in a Man City shirt celebrating with club chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak, lifting the Champions League trophy, applauding the fans and celebrating the Premier League title in 2023.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of applauding

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Alexandre Desplat’s score, meanwhile, toggles awkwardly between a pale imitation of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ melancholic lo-fi electronica in the previous film, and the ennobling orchestral themes that mark the filmmaker’s happier place.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Jordan, to whom scorn comes more naturally than grace, accuses him of envying the rest of the troupe’s ennobling misery.

— Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of ennobling

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