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Recent Examples of KO
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
After a depressing four-year hiatus, Bus Palladium has been transformed into a 35-room luxury hotel with a bar, restaurant, and club by building owner Christian Casmèze and hotelier Nicolas Saltiel, with architecture and interiors by the design firm Studio KO.
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Alexander Lobrano,
Air Mail,
6 June 2026
The challenge of doing so, however, was twofold, says Karl Fournier, co-founder of Studio KO.
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Lindsey Tramuta,
Travel + Leisure,
23 May 2026
Rabid Fans Katie Feeney – Snapchat The Trauma Behind the KO.
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Todd Spangler,
Variety,
31 Mar. 2026
Itauma turned pro three years ago in a debut KO victory that lasted just 23 seconds.
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ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
Some pairs of 2022’s Lost and Found Air Jordan 1 were affected by mold issues, as was 2015’s Air Jordan 1 KO Bred.
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Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
22 Feb. 2026
All matches of the UEFA Women’s Champions League KO Playoffs is streamable on Paramount+.
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Rudie Obias,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
The pound-for-pound star walked through a determined Antonio Vargas en route to a sixth-round, one-punch KO to become a three-division champion on Saturday night in Glendale, Arizona.
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Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
After a depressing four-year hiatus, Bus Palladium has been transformed into a 35-room luxury hotel with a bar, restaurant, and club by building owner Christian Casmèze and hotelier Nicolas Saltiel, with architecture and interiors by the design firm Studio KO.
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Alexander Lobrano,
Air Mail,
6 June 2026
The challenge of doing so, however, was twofold, says Karl Fournier, co-founder of Studio KO.
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Lindsey Tramuta,
Travel + Leisure,
23 May 2026
Rabid Fans Katie Feeney – Snapchat The Trauma Behind the KO.
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Todd Spangler,
Variety,
31 Mar. 2026
Itauma turned pro three years ago in a debut KO victory that lasted just 23 seconds.
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ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
Some pairs of 2022’s Lost and Found Air Jordan 1 were affected by mold issues, as was 2015’s Air Jordan 1 KO Bred.
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Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
22 Feb. 2026
All matches of the UEFA Women’s Champions League KO Playoffs is streamable on Paramount+.
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Rudie Obias,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for KO
Noun
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Crews quickly established hose lines on the roof and contained the blaze to a portion of the solar panels atop the structure, achieving knockdown in 48 minutes with no injuries reported, the Fire Department said at the time.
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Rodriguez dropped Vargas in the fifth round, the knockdown that flipped a competitive contest, then closed the show a round later to seal his three-division milestone.
Verb
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Sucker-punched by surprise storms and kayoed by hurricanes, it has been swamped, splintered and even swept out to sea on nearly a dozen occasions — always to rise from the sand for that next bout with nature.
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Now the coronavirus, which has kayoed sports across America and forced many minor league teams to furlough workers, could wind up sealing the fate of the Bees, the pride and joy of Burlington, Iowa.
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Argentina advanced to the knockout round by winning its first two group games, with Messi scoring all five of the team’s goals so far in his sixth World Cup.
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Forward Hélio Varela equalized in the 61st minute to secure another point for the Blue Sharks and put them in a solid position to advance to the knockout rounds, with their next game scheduled for Friday against Saudi Arabia in Houston.
Verb
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Multiple tornadoes tore through Illinois and Indiana Sunday, killing at least two people as severe thunderstorms continue to sweep through the Midwest early Monday, knocking out power for tens of thousands across the region.
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In his most recent outing, Kape knocked out former UFC flyweight title challenger Brandon Royval in December.
Noun
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Rice responded with a ferocious uppercut, pulling a 381-foot, go-ahead homer to right.
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Usyk stunned him with a vicious uppercut late in the 11th round and dropped Verhoeven.
Verb
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In addition to the characters, the set features two love notes and a flowerpot, which Derpy Tiger notoriously knocks over.
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Use containers with tight-fitting lids to prevent spills in case they are knocked over.
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In the 2000s, the museum began converting a historic roundhouse that was once used as a horse stable into its current incarnation as an event and exhibition space.
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Recent viral videos of a bot in a clown wig roundhouse kicking a small child, or another dancing bot breaking a spectator’s nose, are testament to that.
Verb
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Aalto University / Mahdi Asgari History is filled with stories of the great being felled by the puny.
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And those are the lucky ones, who weren’t felled by late-season injuries and bumped from the tournament the way Brazil’s Rodrygo, Japan’s Kaoru Mitoma and Germany’s Serge Gnabry were.
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“KO.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/KO. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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