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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
According to preliminary data, air defense systems downed 19 missiles and 453 drones with hits from 9 missiles and 26 strike drones recorded at 22 locations.
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Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2026
Once a gold rush boomtown, Oatman was largely abandoned when the gold miners downed their pickaxes and skipped town—leaving behind a herd of long-eared burros.
—Zoey Goto, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
According to preliminary data, air defense systems downed 19 missiles and 453 drones, with hits from 9 missiles and 26 strike drones recorded at 22 locations.
—CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
On Friday, the storms left swaths of damage in Michigan and Oklahoma including homes reduced to rubble and downed trees and power lines.
—Hallie Golden, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
According to preliminary data, air defense systems downed 19 missiles and 453 drones with hits from 9 missiles and 26 strike drones recorded at 22 locations.
—ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
According to preliminary data, air defense systems downed 19 missiles and 453 drones with hits from nine missiles and 26 strike drones recorded at 22 locations.
—Susie Blann, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Elsewhere in the city, downed trees and power lines littered streets, and several homes and buildings along and near Broadway Street suffered major structural damage.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols said on Facebook that no injuries were reported in the city, but some homes and buildings were damaged and power lines were downed.
—Richard Mize, Oklahoman, 7 Mar. 2026
Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2026
Once a gold rush boomtown, Oatman was largely abandoned when the gold miners downed their pickaxes and skipped town—leaving behind a herd of long-eared burros.
—Zoey Goto, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
According to preliminary data, air defense systems downed 19 missiles and 453 drones, with hits from 9 missiles and 26 strike drones recorded at 22 locations.
—CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
On Friday, the storms left swaths of damage in Michigan and Oklahoma including homes reduced to rubble and downed trees and power lines.
—Hallie Golden, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
According to preliminary data, air defense systems downed 19 missiles and 453 drones with hits from 9 missiles and 26 strike drones recorded at 22 locations.
—ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
According to preliminary data, air defense systems downed 19 missiles and 453 drones with hits from nine missiles and 26 strike drones recorded at 22 locations.
—Susie Blann, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Elsewhere in the city, downed trees and power lines littered streets, and several homes and buildings along and near Broadway Street suffered major structural damage.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols said on Facebook that no injuries were reported in the city, but some homes and buildings were damaged and power lines were downed.
—Richard Mize, Oklahoman, 7 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for downed
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Check out this charming coffee table, or this leather counter stool that dropped under $350.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Mar. 2026
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Lisa Piper stood on her back deck and took video of a terrifying scene that played out on the other side of frozen Union Lake as a funnel cloud formed and then dropped toward the ground Friday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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But when the woman went to the bathroom, Valentin removed a small sandwich bag from his pocket and poured a powdered substance into his date’s drink, mixed it around, and either sipped or blew on it, according to court records describing the surveillance footage.—
Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
9 Mar. 2026
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Elsewhere, Song Sung Blue best actress nominee Kate Hudson sipped an espresso martini while reuniting with her castmates on Running Point, the Netflix comedy about a fictional LA basketball team, which returns for a second season next month.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
2 Mar. 2026
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Four civilians died in the UAE, while two members of its armed forces were killed when a malfunctioning helicopter crashed.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Mar. 2026
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The Pentagon identified the seventh soldier killed in the Iran war as Army Sgt.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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Soil is exposed along the bank, which drops off about 10 feet to the water, and toppled trees are scattered along the cloudy brown stream.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Mar. 2026
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Political figures within Iran criticized the idea of handing over the supreme leader’s title based on heredity and thereby creating a clerical version of the rule of the shah, who was toppled during the 1979 Islamic Revolution.—
Jon Gambrell,
Fortune,
9 Mar. 2026
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Like fire swallowed setting everything alight inside.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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Phillipsburg declared a state of emergency last month when a sinkhole swallowed a dump truck.—
Nick Caloway,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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After the allegations against his son, the official was dismissed from his post, according to a decision published Wednesday in the state government’s official gazette.—
Eléonore Hughes,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Figures in the main opposition Republican People’s Party, known by its Turkish initials CHP, have dismissed the charges as politically motivated.—
Beril Akman,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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In seeing their six-game winning streak halted just before hitting the friendly skies for a four-game road trip that tips off in Phoenix on Sunday, the Hornets (32-32) were victimized by Miami in the fourth quarter.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Mar. 2026
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Byron Buxton was hit by a pitch in the fifth to push the Americans’ lead to 4-1.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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James Madison reportedly drank a pint of whiskey every day.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
2 Mar. 2026
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This is where Wyatt and Virgil Earp and Doc Holliday once drank.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Downed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downed. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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