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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Jews have been firebombed at peaceful protests in Boulder, and mowed down with cars in New York.
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Gayle Pearlstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 Apr. 2026
The suspect then put his 2001 Buick into reverse and mowed down the victim and fled the scene, according to police.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
Knight wrote his memoir while serving a 28-year prison sentence for voluntary manslaughter, stemming from the January 2015 death of Terry Carter, whom Knight mowed down with his car.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2026
These productions took place just as the Great Recession was about to mow down the lives and livelihoods of dedicated workers, many of whom lost more than their homes as banks were bailed out despite their predatory shenanigans.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
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Gayle Pearlstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 Apr. 2026
The suspect then put his 2001 Buick into reverse and mowed down the victim and fled the scene, according to police.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
Knight wrote his memoir while serving a 28-year prison sentence for voluntary manslaughter, stemming from the January 2015 death of Terry Carter, whom Knight mowed down with his car.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2026
These productions took place just as the Great Recession was about to mow down the lives and livelihoods of dedicated workers, many of whom lost more than their homes as banks were bailed out despite their predatory shenanigans.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
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