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Under the one-sixth they appear as slender, highly refractive fibers with double contour and, often, curled or split ends.
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The Pontellier and Ratignolle compartments adjoined one another under the same roof.
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The Majesty on high has a colony and a people on earth, which otherwise is under the supremacy of the Evil One.
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Poor Squinty ran and tried to hide under the straw, for he knew the boy was talking about him.
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For several months he remained under a political cloud, charged with incompetency to quell the Philippine Rebellion.
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDSJOHN FOREMAN
Under so many savage blows, the labouring mountains brought forth Turks.
GALLIPOLI DIARY, VOLUME IIAN HAMILTON
Under the internal pressure his whiskers stood on end and his face grew red.
THE BONDBOYGEORGE W. (GEORGE WASHINGTON) OGDEN
We are apt to think of these little ones as doing right only when under compulsion: but this is far from the truth.
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The seed of discontent was again germinating under the duplicity of the Spanish lay and clerical authorities.
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The little crowd and the boats on the beach were right under them and no one paid any attention or seemed to be in a hurry.
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WORDS RELATED TO KNUCKLE UNDER
- accede
- accord
- acquiesce
- adhere to
- agree to
- cave in
- come around
- conform to
- consent to
- cry uncle
- defer
- discharge
- ditto
- fit in
- fold
- fulfill
- give in
- give out
- give up
- go along with
- go with the flow
- keep
- knuckle to
- knuckle under
- mind
- obey
- observe
- perform
- play ball
- play the game
- put out
- quit
- respect
- roll over and play dead
- satisfy
- shape up
- stay in line
- straighten up
- submit
- throw in towel
- toss it in
- yes one
- yield
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