as in to down
to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall
the exuberant dog bowled over several children
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During the first wave of search and rescue after the jet was downed, the pilot was located and extracted by an HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026 -
Report downed power lines to the police.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Season 2 of the Netflix iteration dropped all nine of its episodes on April 10, with early promises to stay faithful evaporating as new attractions emerged and simmering resentments boiled over.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Apr. 2026
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Independent opinion polls show support for Fidesz has dropped to its lowest level in years.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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Big man Neemias Queta even got in on the action for Boston, knocking down his first career 3 to go along with 10 rebounds.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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If voters ever knock down the tax, it cannot be reinstated.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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Then there’s the title character, who at first impression could be a helpless goldfish just waiting for any one of these alley cats to knock over her bowl and swallow her tail and all.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
6 Apr. 2026
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The third one was also knocked over.—
Frank Glaser,
Outdoor Life,
1 Apr. 2026
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In February, the board OK’d flooring replacements at Clow, Graham, Longwood, Peterson, White Eagle and Young elementary schools, excluding their gyms, and flooring replacements for the gyms — and in some cases the stage and multi-purpose rooms — at Brooks, Owen and Springbrook elementary schools.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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As the journalist, 54, returned to her spot at the Today anchor desk for the first time in more than two months on Monday, April 6, a source tells PEOPLE that her colleagues were floored by her strength.—
Alex Ross,
PEOPLE,
7 Apr. 2026
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Jeff Shell, now felled from his presidency of Paramount, is living proof.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2026
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Floorboards were milled from walnut trees felled at a construction site in North Carolina.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Bowl (down or over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bowl%20%28down%20or%20over%29. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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