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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 destroyed
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
Now imagine he was felled by an assassin’s bullet.
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David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 23 Sep. 2025
The rebuilding took 1,200 oak trees felled from forests across France to replace the framework of the roof and 1,000 construction workers.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2025
Although the Chiefs wound up with just one sack — rookie Omarr Norman-Lott felled quarterback Jalen Hurts with a physical takedown — their pressure forced Hurts into some short or incomplete throws during a 101-yard passing game.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2025
Cal Fire’s newest proposal for Jackson, dubbed AMEX, targets nearly 500 acres with a patchwork of small clearcuts and is silent on tree sizes to be felled.
—John P. O’Brien, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
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David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 23 Sep. 2025
The rebuilding took 1,200 oak trees felled from forests across France to replace the framework of the roof and 1,000 construction workers.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2025
Although the Chiefs wound up with just one sack — rookie Omarr Norman-Lott felled quarterback Jalen Hurts with a physical takedown — their pressure forced Hurts into some short or incomplete throws during a 101-yard passing game.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2025
Cal Fire’s newest proposal for Jackson, dubbed AMEX, targets nearly 500 acres with a patchwork of small clearcuts and is silent on tree sizes to be felled.
—John P. O’Brien, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for felled
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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,
19 Oct. 2025
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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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The trails were signed and mowed and offered what looked like good ruffed grouse habitat.—
Brad Dokken,
Twin Cities,
12 Oct. 2025
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Each inning, the Jays’ bats went back to the box for more as Yesavage quickly mowed through the Yankees.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Oren Amir, founder of Go Home Builders in Los Angeles, said some of his rebuilding projects in Altadena, where residential areas were destroyed by January’s wildfires, have been delayed by conflicting guidance from the city on rooftop solar panel requirements.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
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Shipments may not be delivered, or even destroyed, as shipping companies seek information required to adhere to new tariffs.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
21 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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There’s no due process here, either; the three triumvirs don’t get their hands dirty, their decisions can’t be appealed, and there’s no public process by which those to be killed will be identified before the decision is final.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
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Five people were killed and one was injured in five vehicle crashes on Arkansas roads from Saturday through Wednesday, according to preliminary police reports.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Felled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/felled. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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