as in downed
to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall
the exuberant dog bowled over several children
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The storm pushed homes off their foundations, destroyed roads and downed communications lines in some of the most rural areas of the state, including the Alaska Native Villages of Kipnuk and Kwigillingok.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
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India has never confirmed the number and had initially vociferously denied any of its jets were downed.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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Harvard sociologist and Assistant Professor of Public Policy Liz McKenna said that in the past, movements of this scale have succeeded in influencing social change, but that their efficacy has dropped significantly since the turn of the century.—
NPR,
NPR,
18 Oct. 2025
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As part of its hiring blitz, the agency has dropped age, training and education standards and has offered recruits signing bonuses as high as $50,000.—
J. David McSwane,
ProPublica,
18 Oct. 2025
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In another, agents knocked over and then tackled a 79-year-old car wash owner, pressing their knees into his neck and back.—
Nicole Foy,
ProPublica,
18 Oct. 2025
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Emma Stone was spotted speaking with Felix from Stray Kids, but both jumped when a crowd of guests knocked over one of the metal chairs — despite security’s best efforts to protect the central table.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
30 Sep. 2025
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He was knocked down nine times.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Oct. 2025
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Also on Tuesday, police in Providence, Rhode Island, were investigating a vehicle crash involving ICE agents, which city officials say knocked down a utility pole not far from the city center.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Bowled (down or over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bowled%20%28down%20or%20over%29. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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