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as in dropped
to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall
downed his opponent with one stunning blow
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as in sipped
to take into the stomach through the mouth and throat
downing slices of pizza and guzzling bottles of soda
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as in killed
to reject by or as if by a vote
all attempts to ban indoor smoking had been downed by the town council
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Recent Examples of downed
Report downed power lines to the police.
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Southern California Weather Report, Daily News, 12 Apr. 2026
The rescue brought to an end an episode that had begun on Friday, when a US air force F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down over southwestern Iran – the first time a US fighter jet had been downed by hostile fire since the 2003 Gulf War.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 11 Apr. 2026
Report downed power lines to the police.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026
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
The jet's pilot had been rescued soon after the aircraft was downed.
—Garrett Downs,azhar Sukri, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2026
Russia fired 286 drones at Ukraine overnight, 260 of which were downed, the Ukrainian Air Force said in an online statement.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2026
Kristen, this is why the — the president and Secretary Hegseth’s rhetoric about no mercy, no quarter, death from above, bomb you to the Stone Ages, this kind of rhetoric is really dangerous because the likelihood of having downed pilots or others who are captured in a war like this is very high.
—NBC news, 5 Apr. 2026
Soon afterward, an A-10 attack jet was downed and two combat search-and-rescue helicopters were hit by Iranian fire, the New York Times reported.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Southern California Weather Report, Daily News, 12 Apr. 2026
The rescue brought to an end an episode that had begun on Friday, when a US air force F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down over southwestern Iran – the first time a US fighter jet had been downed by hostile fire since the 2003 Gulf War.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 11 Apr. 2026
Report downed power lines to the police.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026
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
The jet's pilot had been rescued soon after the aircraft was downed.
—Garrett Downs,azhar Sukri, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2026
Russia fired 286 drones at Ukraine overnight, 260 of which were downed, the Ukrainian Air Force said in an online statement.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2026
Kristen, this is why the — the president and Secretary Hegseth’s rhetoric about no mercy, no quarter, death from above, bomb you to the Stone Ages, this kind of rhetoric is really dangerous because the likelihood of having downed pilots or others who are captured in a war like this is very high.
—NBC news, 5 Apr. 2026
Soon afterward, an A-10 attack jet was downed and two combat search-and-rescue helicopters were hit by Iranian fire, the New York Times reported.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for downed
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Ilya Mikheyev had two goals for last-place Chicago, which dropped to 3-9-3 in its past 15 games.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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McIlroy’s roller coaster round included three bogeys, four birdies and a double-bogey for a 73, which dropped him to 11 under for the tournament.—
Doug Ferguson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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Everyone sipped, meditated, reset — and then CA7RIEL and Paco tore the cover off the chill and delivered a high-octane performance that will not soon be forgotten.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
28 Mar. 2026
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Creating an enviable lounge area—where summer reads can be enjoyed, cocktails can be sipped, and entertaining the whole neighborhood can take place—will be a gamechanger for your summer plans.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
20 Mar. 2026
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Two dead sharks were found stranded on North Carolina beaches during Spring Break, and researchers aren’t sure what killed them.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Apr. 2026
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The quarter-ton bears, apex predators who are revered by some Native American tribes but also feared for their attacks on livestock and sometimes humans, became locally extinct in California in 1924, the same year that the last California gray wolf was captured and killed.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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The country plunged into chaos after a 2011 uprising toppled and killed longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Three people were killed, including a 10-month-old girl, after high winds toppled a tree in Germany during an Easter egg hunt on Sunday morning, according to authorities.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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Duke swallowed an olive the size of my head.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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If the design takes New York’s fallback course, the library could be swallowed into a plain brown box.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
1 Apr. 2026
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If Camarena completed the program, the charges would be dismissed.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
12 Apr. 2026
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Earlier, Lucknow got off to a poor start when Kagiso Rabada (1-54) dismissed Mitchell Marsh for 11.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The Devil Wears Prada 2 is expected to hit theaters on May 1.—
Joyann Jeffrey,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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But Edwards hit a 3-pointer a few seconds later to push the lead to 135-128 and send the home fans streaming toward the exits.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Lehman admitted in earlier testimony the pair drank and did some drugs, including marijuana, earlier that evening.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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Participants drank soda and ate cookies while listening to Dropkick Murphys, a Boston punk band that Platner likes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Downed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downed. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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