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Definition of KOs

plural of KO

as in knockdowns

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verb

present tense third-person singular of KO

as in knocks out

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Noun

Malawi lost its final group match to Zambia 2-1 on Wednesday, but secured the group win with six points and a head-to-head tiebreaker over Nigeria, who also qualified for the knockouts.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026
Silva is 6-1 in the promotion with four knockouts, and this is his second straight Noche UFC headline slot.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of knockouts

Verb

Sonny Liston knocks out Floyd Patterson in 2 minutes, 10 seconds of the first round to retain the world heavyweight title.

— Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026
Eventually, Butch breaks free and knocks out the Gimp, effectively hanging him since he’d been strung up.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2026

Definition of knocks out

Verb

Springtown takes edge in 7-4A race, downs Decatur Springtown got the inside track on the District 7-4A championship after beating Decatur 4-2 in 8 innings on Monday night at Decatur High School.

— Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2026
Greene downs it, throws the kid his jersey, smiles, and all is right with the world.

— Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Feb. 2026

Definition of downs

Verb

Tornado levels homes in Enid, Oklahoma Residents of Enid, Oklahoma, are surveying the damage on Friday after a massive tornado ripped through the city on Thursday night.

— Jack Moore, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
The main difference is that Ruisdael cranes upward, to behold a castle on a hill, whereas Vermeer levels his gaze across open water.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026

Definition of levels

Verb

Will another team put together a deal for Bagent that floors the Bears?

— Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2026
But each release specifies exactly which warehouse and even which floors the barrels for a particular batch were matured, which is similar to Hardin’s Creek.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2025

Definition of floors

Verb

In addition to the characters, the set features two love notes and a flowerpot, which Derpy Tiger notoriously knocks over.

— Greta Cross, USA Today, 16 June 2026
But as much as the ratings monopoly has taken its share of knocks over the decades, it has never been supplanted as the anchor of the $70 billion-plus TV ad business.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2025

Definition of knocks over

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