felling

present participle of fell
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as in mowing
to bring down by cutting the settlers began the daunting task of felling the mighty trees that blanketed the island

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Recent Examples of felling The first phase of the project also requires felling 50 square miles of pristine rainforest. M. Rajshekhar, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
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Verb
  • Russia's Defense Ministry reported downing a total of 2,788 long-range Ukrainian drones during September, at an average of just under 93 per day.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Jim Lorentz crossed paths with the American Motel in Wheat Ridge many times — whether as a cop hauling out a domestic violence suspect, as a diner downing comfort food in the restaurant or as a guest in the Elvis suite on his wedding night.
    John Aguilar, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • So, while you might be tempted to store the mower after dealing with seasonal tasks like composting annuals and harvesting your garden, remember to keep mowing your grass as needed.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
  • There are actually many reasons for bare patches, from mowing and watering issues to environmental causes.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Most of the strikes occur in the summer, killing 20 people each year, according to the NWS.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The emergency services Loeb was hearing were headed to the nearby Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue, where an assailant rammed a car into people before stabbing several members of the community, killing two.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Federal officials started only 14 lawsuits over the period, dropping below the lows during the Biden administration, the story stated.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Heat advisories may expand north by midweek, and overnight lows will remain unusually warm, barely dropping below the 70s.
    Brandi D. Addison, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Since then, the Internet has gone about its immemorial business of destroying all incumbent forms of media; not content with vampirizing print, the digital space began sucking the life from pay-TV a dozen years ago.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Critics say returning the company without meaningful payment undercuts accountability and the compensatory purpose of the judgments; others note trustees and Judge Lopez have to avoid value-destroying, prolonged processes.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Tire tread depth - Checking your tire tread before hitting the road is important, as low or no tread can lead to sliding.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The Dodgers are one of the better teams in baseball at hitting changeups from lefties like Sánchez.
    Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The forces of the lords put down the revolt by slaying somewhere between seventy thousand and a hundred thousand peasants.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
  • That anger was repeatedly cast beyond Tyler Robinson, the Utah man charged with slaying Kirk whose name went unsaid throughout the day’s services.
    Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Fears are growing among Venezuela’s leadership that the true goal of the US deployment is toppling the autocratic regime of President Nicolás Maduro, though some warn a military intervention could further destabilize the country.
    Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • He was also charged with assault during the 2018 toppling of UNC’s Silent Sam statue, a case that was later dismissed, according to WRAL.
    Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025

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“Felling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/felling. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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