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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
The greatest damage appeared concentrated in the North Bay, where gusty winds felled numerous trees.
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Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
Yes, many a journalist has been felled by such things too, right?
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
According to research, every year, 700 million healthy trees are felled to produce toilet paper.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 24 Nov. 2025
On Wednesday, the 40-year-old participated in his first five-on-five workout since being felled by the ailment, per Shams Charania of ESPN.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
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Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
Yes, many a journalist has been felled by such things too, right?
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
According to research, every year, 700 million healthy trees are felled to produce toilet paper.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 24 Nov. 2025
On Wednesday, the 40-year-old participated in his first five-on-five workout since being felled by the ailment, per Shams Charania of ESPN.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for felled
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Report downed power lines to the police.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Oc Register,
12 Jan. 2026
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Report downed power lines to the police.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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When one member deployed to Kosovo, the others mowed his family’s grass.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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Ross has mowed through Tony Sparano, Todd Bowles (interim), Joe Philbin, Dan Campbell (interim), Adam Gase, Brian Flores and now McDaniel.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
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Two days shy of the one-year anniversary of a tragedy that killed 67 people near the nation’s capital, the National Transportation Safety Board will meet to determine the probable cause of the midair collision between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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The fire killed two people, destroyed 1,084 homes and businesses and did more than $2 billion in property damage.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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There was one fight that happened organically when Aspirot dropped the gloves with Kirby Dach after a net-front battle.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, Newport Harbor’s defense dropped two players from Mater Dei’s right wing — known as the 4-5 side in water polo positions — to slow center Paige Segesman’s ability to attack with a strong left turn toward the cage.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
25 Jan. 2026
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Well, Federer just destroyed him — 6-1, 6-4 in about 50 minutes — and that left a lot of time to fill.—
Patrick McEnroe,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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The fire killed two people, destroyed 1,084 homes and businesses and did more than $2 billion in property damage.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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It’s been only about three weeks since Trump toppled Maduro, and already a long line of other flashpoints — from immigration enforcement to Greenland — are distracting attention from what his administration is doing in Caracas.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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More than 7,000 people remain without power in Georgia's White County after the weekend's ice storm toppled trees and felled power lines.—
CBS News Atlanta,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Journalist Don Lemon was released from custody Friday after he was arrested and hit with federal civil rights charges over his coverage of an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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But of all the spaghetti that got thrown at the wall, this is the one that hits for reasons that are totally orthogonal to politics and sort of Washington.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Felled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/felled. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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