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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British retail giant Marks & Spencer has been hit by a cyberattack that's downed its online payments for five days, with a ransomware group known as Scattered Spider reportedly linked to the hack.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025 -
But as the damage fades and the years march on, toppled trees and downed branches create gaps in the canopy that let light penetrate to the forest floor.—
Marina Wang,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
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Individual contracts can be selected prior to dropping into a match, and are the game’s primary form of long-term progression, allowing for permanent upgrades that make each run a little more meaningful.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2025
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Skeptics have countered that dropping routine crash data will blunt an early-warning system and that broad confidentiality requests could wall off crucial context when something goes wrong.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
2 May 2025
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The fire was knocked down quickly and two people were found dead inside the home, according to reports.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
2 May 2025
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In Franklin Township in eastern Pennsylvania, high winds knocked down a tree, which then fell onto a car, killing a passenger inside, according to Pennsylvania State Police.—
Kenton Gewecke,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2025
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Over the years, other scientists have implanted false memories of events, such as knocking over a punch bowl at a wedding, traveling in a hot air balloon or putting Slime in a teacher’s desk.—
Bernice Andrews,
Scientific American,
8 Apr. 2025
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Surveillance video shows the car slowing down and knocking over the bikers.—
Jasmine Mendez,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2025
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No amount of vacuuming or sweeping brightens and freshens upholstery and flooring like a steam cleaner does.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
10 May 2025
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Sears, Roebuck and Company offered five-bedroom Craftsman-style homes — complete with lumber, siding, windows, doors, shingles, flooring, even the kitchen sink — for $1,945.—
Sarah Sekula,
USA Today,
8 May 2025
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The majority of the trees that were felled were ficuses.—
Vanessa Romo,
NPR,
30 Apr. 2025
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An animal sanctuary in Washington reported losing 20 big cats including cougars and bobcats in late 2024 from the virus, while a harbor seal and Chilean flamingo were felled at Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo in January.—
Karen Kucher,
Mercury News,
24 Mar. 2025
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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 13 May. 2025.
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