KO'ing

verb

present participle of KO
as in knocking out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for KO'ing
  1. knocking out
  2. knocking over
  3. downing
  4. leveling
  5. toppling
Verb
  • Three of the tornadoes touched down in the southwest suburbs of Chicago, uprooting trees, damaging homes and knocking out power to numerous utility customers.
    — Michelle Simmons, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Ukrainian attacks inside Russia In its war against Russia, Ukraine’s mastery of long-range drones has resulted in successful bombing of over 11 major Russian refining complexes, knocking out a significant share of Russia’s fuel-making capability.
    — Amy Myers Jaffe, The Conversation, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of knocking out
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  • Getting two mouflon proved no more difficult than knocking over the aoudad; both were one-shot kills.
    — Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 23 July 2026
  • One Sunday, Henrichsen assaulted an elderly couple walking along a road, knocking over an 80-year-old man and striking his wife, according to a memo compiled by the neighborhood homeowner’s association.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of knocking over
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  • The powerful storm swept through Chicago late Tuesday morning, downing large trees, and produced a 99-mph wind gust in nearby Gary, Indiana.
    — Ben Noll, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2026
  • His penchant for downing bottles of wine throughout his life seemed reasonable.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 30 July 2026
Definition of downing
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  • The game of golf has a funny way of leveling itself for certain players.
    — Jeff Hartman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • In it, civilian Jordan Salinas is standing planted in a shooting stance, leveling a sidearm at Williams and pulling the trigger.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of leveling
Verb
  • Henry County officials are also investigating a possible tornado that moved through New Castle, Indiana, on Wednesday, toppling trees and ripping the roof off a commercial building.
    — Michelle Simmons, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley won the Democratic primary race for Wisconsin’s governorship, toppling his Democratic socialist opponent, Francesca Hong, who had surged in the polls leading up to Tuesday.
    — Chantelle Lee, Time, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of toppling
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“KO'ing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/KO%27ing. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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