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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
With a hollow interior trunk, Stumpy was among 158 trees felled in 2024 as part of a project aimed at shoring up a sea wall near the National Mall.
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Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
Only a shadow of these forests’ old-growth trees remain as their second-growth progeny continue to be felled.
—Evan Mills, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026
Apartment buildings were felled by air strikes, and smoke billowed from the blasts; the buzz of Israeli drones filled the air.
—Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2026
Too many people, particularly those in my age group, have been felled by a cold that morphed into pneumonia, or a UTI that landed them in the hospital, or a simple stumble on a floor mat that resulted in surgery and months of physical therapy.
—Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
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Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
Only a shadow of these forests’ old-growth trees remain as their second-growth progeny continue to be felled.
—Evan Mills, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026
Apartment buildings were felled by air strikes, and smoke billowed from the blasts; the buzz of Israeli drones filled the air.
—Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2026
Too many people, particularly those in my age group, have been felled by a cold that morphed into pneumonia, or a UTI that landed them in the hospital, or a simple stumble on a floor mat that resulted in surgery and months of physical therapy.
—Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for felled
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Report downed power lines to the police.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Apr. 2026
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Ridty Tauch floored 10 kills and three aces as Chelmsford (7-0) downed Billerica 3-0 in the Merrimack Valley Conference.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
18 Apr. 2026
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However, under the aforementioned definitions, only mowed grass areas which are enclosed and inaccessible to residents appear to be nonfunctional turf.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
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It can be used as turf replacement and can be mowed and walked on.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
14 Apr. 2026
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None of this comes as news to British Jews, still reeling from an attack on a synagogue in Manchester on Yom Kippur last October, in which two people were killed.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
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One person was killed and another hospitalized after a stabbing attack in Burbank Monday, according to authorities.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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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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While in the region, Curiosity recently utilized its onboard Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument suite, built to search for compounds of the element carbon that are associated with life and investigate ways in which these compounds are generated and destroyed in the Martian ecosphere.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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That investigation stemmed from a June 8, 1995, fire that destroyed a ValuJet DC-9 on a runway at Atlanta.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
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Wembanyama lurched forward, toppled and slammed the right side of his face on the floor.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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Photos from Lena show massive trees toppled over and blocking roads.—
Andrew Kozak,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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And Silva hit a home run, her third, after attempting a bunt on the previous pitch.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Seattle Seahawks have already hit three of their biggest needs in the 2026 NFL Draft, taking Notre Dame running back Jadarian Price on Thursday night in Round 1 and TCU safety Bud Clark and Arkansas cornerback Julian Neal in the second and third rounds on Friday.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Felled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/felled. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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