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Police say he pulled a gun on them, but his family claimed that McIntosh was kneeling on the ground with his hands in the air.

He looked out and “saw this fellow bending over this girl and she was in a kneeling position.”

Instead, he is kneeling in the desert at the feet of a killer.

ISIS answered some limited strikes by posting the video that shows Foley kneeling in an orange jumpsuit.

The video showed a blindfolded man kneeling on the ground with his hands bound behind his back.

He reached forward and took her hands, and if Mrs. Vivian had come in she would have seen him kneeling at her daughter's feet.

The Alcalde was kneeling by his side, gazing sadly and earnestly into the face of the dying man.

The Alcalde remained kneeling for a short time by the side of the corpse, his lips moving in prayer.

Still kneeling, he drew from his waistcoat pocket a powerful lens contained in a washleather bag.

It is the picture of a girl, crouching in a kneeling position, all the agony of death showing clearly in her upturned eyes.

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On this page you'll find 32 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to kneeling, such as: allegiance, deference, loyalty, reverence, tribute, and adoration.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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