floored

Definition of floorednext
past tense of floor
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Recent Examples of floored 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 She would have been floored by the casualness that has seeped into society today, from wearing pajamas on flights to sweatpants to dinner. Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 14 June 2026 After O’Keefe exited the vehicle at a home in Canton, prosecutors said, Read floored the SUV in reverse and struck O’Keefe. Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for floored
Verb
  • But Muñoz was shocked to learn that many Mexicans fear that the private collection’s future in Mexico may be in doubt.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
  • In fact, McKillips says he wouldn’t be shocked if the sport’s next breakout star first picked up a club at one of the company’s driving ranges instead of a country club.
    Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • But Fortune, who serves on the Hartford school board, surprised some insiders by collecting the signatures in a theme that has endured for years for her and others as women of color.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026
  • Bill MacLauchlin surprised the bicentennial beard contest judges with a blue and white beard topped by a red moustache.
    Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2026
Verb
  • Saturday will see a high near 82 degrees Fahrenheit with wind gusts over 30 mph at times, making downed trees and wires possible.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026
  • Fans downed a total of 290,000 stadium beers during the six matches in Philadelphia, FIFA organizers said.
    Dee-Ann Durbin, Fortune, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • At least two people have died as catastrophic flooding has stricken Texas Hill Country, a little over a year after rains overwhelmed the same region's Guadalupe River, causing flooding that killed over 130 people.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 17 July 2026
  • There was some light criticism, although it was overwhelmed by the praise.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
Verb
  • He was appalled by the slaughter, but, more than that, by the complacency of his neighbors, their willingness to ignore the bloody work being done under their noses.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
  • Many subjects were appalled by his treatment of his closest family.
    Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 9 July 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
  • Asian stock markets also dropped on Friday in another wobble from investors over the sustainability of the AI boom.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • On Thursday, the Hawks dropped their fourth game of the Summer League tournament in Las Vegas.
    Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • In a separate GoFundMe page, Castillo’s family said they were devastated by his death.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
  • The new flight comes as American Airlines twice daily direct flights between MIA and Caracas remain suspended following multiple earthquakes on June 24 that devastated Venezuela’s capital.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026

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“Floored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floored. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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