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Recent Examples of kenning
Jonah Walters, Longreads, 24 Oct. 2024
Most of the writers attempting to imitate Tolkien weren’t steeped in the rhythm of Old English kennings, or the spiritual yearning of chivalric romance.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 2 June 2023
Weinersmith has successfully captured the spirit of this timeless story, weaving in generous amounts of alliteration and his version of Old English kennings, a compound figure of speech that replaces a common noun with two or more words that make for a more figurative than literal description.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 14 Apr. 2023
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The kenning’s true meaning lies beyond the edges of my comprehension.
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Indeed, in 2023, his music earned him just shy of $200,000, about one halfpenny at a time.—
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In nineteenth-century England, tailors would place old halfpennies in the pockets of a man’s new suit for good luck.—
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However, Chiefs veteran center Creed Humphrey says his team won't be listening to those, or even fathoming the thought of panicking.—
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Advertisement Svetlana’s optimistic pretend normalcy and Lyudmila’s practical approach to medication point to impossibility of fathoming the many crushing consequences of the Ukraine crisis.—
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Every offseason, the whispers of PGA Tour stars defecting to LIV Golf swirl like clockwork.—
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This could trigger everything from whispers and misunderstandings to grudges that resurface in the group chat.—
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But that would depend on the animals perceiving the temperature shift—and having the capacity to do things differently.—
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The model is better than predecessors at creating spreadsheets, building presentations, perceiving images, writing code and understanding long context, OpenAI said.—
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However, some bits of debris from the objects can exist long enough to plummet through the sky, ranging from dust-mote-sized particles to whole propellant tanks.—
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There’s always a new speck of dirt, mote of dust, or lock of hair to clean up.—
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These oxidants then break down the metal atoms, and allow the chloride ions to bind to them and dissolve them into the solution for easy recovery.—
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In saturated fats, which are commonly found in meat, cheese and butter, the carbon molecules in the chain are linked with single carbon bonds and contain so many hydrogen atoms that the chain lies flat.—
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Protesters in Minneapolis have since flooded the streets in the thousands, and ICE agents have responded by apprehending some, shoving others to the ground, and spraying chemical irritants in their faces.—
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While our immigration enforcement should be focused on apprehending and prosecuting violent criminals to make our communities safer, these ICE actions are doing the opposite and making our state less safe.—
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Moreover, Trump cares not a whit about bringing drug traffickers to justice.—
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Miss Keaton…is not a whit like the flustered ingénue she was cast to play.—
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“Kenning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kenning. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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