mow down
verb
mowed down; mowed down or mown down; mowing down; mows down
informal
: to kill or knock down (a person or many people) in a sudden and violent way
The soldiers were mowed down by machine guns.
The car mowed down four pedestrians.
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All the while, Walsh was mowing down the Rams.
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Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 11 June 2026
Starting pitcher Jack Manion was methodically mowing down the Hornets until things suddenly went awry in the bottom of the fifth inning.
—Dave Wright, Twin Cities, 11 June 2026
The return of Rachel Reilly was gloriously entertaining, there was no static majority alliance simply mowing down the opposition, and there were griping eliminations along the way.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
Manny Machado got the Padres back on top by yanking a home run down the left field line and off the foul pole in the fourth while King proceeded to mow down the Nationals with rare efficiency.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
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Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 11 June 2026
Starting pitcher Jack Manion was methodically mowing down the Hornets until things suddenly went awry in the bottom of the fifth inning.
—Dave Wright, Twin Cities, 11 June 2026
The return of Rachel Reilly was gloriously entertaining, there was no static majority alliance simply mowing down the opposition, and there were griping eliminations along the way.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
Manny Machado got the Padres back on top by yanking a home run down the left field line and off the foul pole in the fourth while King proceeded to mow down the Nationals with rare efficiency.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
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“Mow down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mow%20down. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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