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Definition of KO

as in knockdown

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It’s commonly known as a walkoff KO, and O’Malley has mastered the celebration in recent years. — Mark Puleo, New York Times, 15 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. — Alexander Lobrano, Air Mail, 6 June 2026 The challenge of doing so, however, was twofold, says Karl Fournier, co-founder of Studio KO. — Lindsey Tramuta, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2026 Rabid Fans Katie Feeney – Snapchat The Trauma Behind the KO. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for KO

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Noun

The second knockdown led to an inexplicable referee stoppage.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Kennard could have provided a critical floor-spacing piece around Doncic, who thrives when surrounded by lob-catching centers, athletic wings and knockdown shooters.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

Definition of knockdown

Verb

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.

— Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2025
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.

— NBC News, NBC News, 27 Apr. 2020

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Germany hasn’t won a knockout match since hoisting the trophy in 2014 and exited here against Paraguay in a penalty shootout.

— Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
Mohamed Salah, playing through a hamstring injury, helped set up multiple chances and converted his penalty as Egypt beat Australia 4-2 in a shootout on July 3 to win the country’s first World Cup knockout stage match ever.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026

Definition of knockout

Verb

After an impressive run, the plucky underdogs were knocked out in a thrilling match by Argentina, but the team returned home national heroes nonetheless.

— Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Now that other beloved underdogs (Cabo Verde, Curaçao, DR Congo) have been knocked out of the competition, Norway has become a stand-in for those who no longer have a team of their own.

— Alan Chazaro, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026

Definition of knock out

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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.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 15 June 2026
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.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 10 June 2026

Definition of roundhouse

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Countless trees were felled and taken to Eugene for processing in mills or floated up the Willamette to Portland, the sawn trunks chained together in massive, bobbing rafts.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
Messi had produced another vintage performance three weeks earlier, this time at the Nou Camp, where the Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng toppled over like a tree that had been felled.

— Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 10 July 2026

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