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as in downed
to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall
a champion boxer who was shockingly felled in the first round
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as in mowed
to bring down by cutting
the settlers began the daunting task of felling the mighty trees that blanketed the island
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as in killed
to deprive of life
the quest for a cure for malaria, the disease that felled so many during the digging of the Panama Canal
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Recent Examples of felled
Afterward, Agnes and I were felled by the kind of hunger that overtakes only those who have exerted themselves in cold weather.
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Boris Fishman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
Train Dreams, based on a novella by Denis Johnson, follows his key character one Robert Grainier, played brilliantly by Edgerton, a lumberman who felled timber for railroads at the turn of the 20th century.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
When a newspaper is felled by careless or malicious owners, millions of people are hurt, in big ways and small ways and ways that are impossible to measure.
—Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
France passes budget after failed no-confidence votes France passed an annual budget, ending a long-running debacle that felled prime ministers, amplified support for the far right, and raised doubts over the country’s long-term finances.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026
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Boris Fishman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
Train Dreams, based on a novella by Denis Johnson, follows his key character one Robert Grainier, played brilliantly by Edgerton, a lumberman who felled timber for railroads at the turn of the 20th century.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
When a newspaper is felled by careless or malicious owners, millions of people are hurt, in big ways and small ways and ways that are impossible to measure.
—Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
France passes budget after failed no-confidence votes France passed an annual budget, ending a long-running debacle that felled prime ministers, amplified support for the far right, and raised doubts over the country’s long-term finances.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for felled
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Report downed power lines to the police.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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Kaitlyn Pepin and Phoenix Philbrick poured in 16 points each, while Maddie Smith had 13 points (two three-pointers in the fourth) as Westford downed Newton North, 64-50.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
28 Feb. 2026
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Informal landscapes often feature winding paths made of mulch, fieldstones, log rounds, or even mowed turf.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Mar. 2026
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Declutter your yard or porch, wash the driveway and walkway before showings, and make sure the lawn is mowed and the garden is tended to.—
Sheila Kim,
The Spruce,
27 Feb. 2026
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The Mexican army killed Oseguera Cervantes just over a week ago while attempting to capture him.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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Amplifying the chaos were questions over who will replace Ali Khamenei, Iran’s late leader, who was killed in the aerial barrage over the weekend.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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His prosecution has sparked outrage on social media and prompted several petitions calling for the charges against him to be dropped, including one signed by more than 380,000 people.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dropped the hammer on Anthropic Friday for denying the military ‘unobstructed’ access to its AI models.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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The United States destroyed a key Iranian naval base in the Straight of Hormuz, sinking many vessels present, as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced the shipping lane was officially closed.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Mar. 2026
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Aircraft shelters at the air base to the north of the complex also appear to be damaged or destroyed.—
Victoria Beaule,
ABC News,
3 Mar. 2026
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The message was accompanied by a graphic depicting senior Iranian clerics being toppled as dominoes.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Conditions in the country have deteriorated rapidly since the US toppled former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, Cuba’s main benefactor at the time of his capture.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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In the bottom of the inning, Temo Becerra, a senior, hit just his fourth collegiate homer with a shot into the Crawford Boxes in left field.—
David Eckert,
Austin American Statesman,
28 Feb. 2026
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The heated rivalry between the Pentagon and Anthropic just hit a new horizon Friday.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Felled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/felled. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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