floored

Definition of floorednext
past tense of floor
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Recent Examples of floored There’s also enough oomph for overtaking slower traffic, responding more like an EV whenever the accelerator is floored. Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Dawkins, an automobile aficionado himself, loved every second of the obstacle course, and even let out a shriek when the driver floored it over a hill at the end. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026 Federal investigators released a preliminary report showing the driver floored the accelerator to 100% seconds before the deadly home crash. Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 16 July 2026 In January 2023, my doctor was floored — the tumors were gone. Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026 Everett came in and floored everyone with his ideas, including playing Gelert as much older than his 67-year-old self. Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2026 The production design floored me. Clayton Davis, Variety, 28 June 2026 The crew then floored the car, taking McGhehey's incisor with it. Sezin Devi Koehler, Entertainment Weekly, 26 June 2026 In the final minute of the second round against Zahabi, O’Malley floored him with an overhand right that shut the Canadian’s lights off. Mark Puleo, New York Times, 15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for floored
Verb
  • While the devices are marketed as nonlethal and safe for the heart, a pending lawsuit alleges a 43-year-old man died in 2024 after he was shocked 27 times with the gloves and 13 more times by a Taser at a jail in Richmond, Kentucky.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • In fact, so political has Tafoya gotten in her hometown of Edina, an upscale Twin Cities suburb, that many people were shocked the 61-year-old didn’t take a run at public office earlier.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The list of demands from Iran can’t have surprised the White House.
    Ibrahim Dahman, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Some gifts have stretched beyond the artists’ fan base, like in 2014 when U2 surprised millions of people with an automatic download of the band’s album, Songs of Innocence.
    Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Russia's Defense Ministry said its forces downed at least 822 Ukrainian drones overnight.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Waitman had three punts downed inside the 20-yard line, including two inside the 10 in the first half.
    Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The deluge stranded thousands at Soga Station and Narita Airport during Japan’s busy Bon holiday week, exposing sewer systems overwhelmed by rapid urbanization and prompting emergency evacuations and shelters across Chiba.
    Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Despite this multi-layered surveillance system, Tuesday’s massive influx overwhelmed the filtration hardware, forcing operators to bring the reactors offline once again to safeguard the facilities.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • But those enrolled in drug trials were left appalled by the news.
    Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Perverse incentives For their part, wildfire experts say that they are appalled by the mere existence of prediction markets that allow for trading on these disasters.
    Cyrus Farivar, ArsTechnica, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Just before halftime, van Persie slipped past the Spanish defensive line to receive a long-range pass from teammate Daley Blind and looped the ball over Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas with a first-time diving header that amazed the audience.
    Tushaar Kuthiala, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 July 2026
  • When Alexander Graham Bell demonstrated the telephone at America’s Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876, the invention amazed the crowd.
    David H. Hsu, Fortune, 11 May 2026
Verb
  • Gas prices dropped again in July — just in time for those summer road trips.
    Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Two of the women were arrested that day, but the charges were later dropped.
    Marissa Armas, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Melissa Fresses, Maribel's sister, said she was devastated by the news.
    Laura Fay, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Anny Liu of Altadena was introduced to Jackie and Shadow in January 2025 — the month the Palisades and Eaton fires devastated swaths of Los Angeles County.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026

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“Floored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floored. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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