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as in shocked
to cause an unpleasant surprise for
that you would say such a rude thing to someone floors me
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as in surprised
to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected
as you might expect, winning the lottery simply floored us
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as in downed
to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall
the boxer floored his opponent in the second round, winning the fight by a knockout
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as in overwhelmed
to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress
the pushing and shoving at the clearance sale absolutely floored me, and I had to leave
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Recent Examples of floored
The scenes with Firstman and Absolom, floored me because a few of them are incredibly moving, but not cloyingly so.
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 13 May 2026
They were floored to learn the allegations of what happened there.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 11 May 2026
And Betnijah Laney-Hamilton welcomed Sun rookie Gianna Kneepkens to the WNBA with a crossover that floored the first-round pick.
—Fiifi Frimpong, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
The Londoner picked himself up off the canvas twice — in the first round when he was floored by the first significant punch of the fight, and again in the third — then powered on, regained his composure and broke down the defending champion in impressive fashion.
—Chris McKenna, New York Times, 9 May 2026
Larry Claudio supplied 10 assists and floored eight kills as Revere swept Malden, 3-0.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026
While not the most fleet of foot, Perez floored the gas pedal toward home plate.
—Kansas City Star, 3 May 2026
As the journalist, 54, returned to her spot at the Today anchor desk for the first time in more than two months on Monday, April 6, a source tells PEOPLE that her colleagues were floored by her strength.
—Alex Ross, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
Dubois had struggled to get to her opponent initially but floored her with a heavy left in the sixth round and never looked back.
—ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 13 May 2026
They were floored to learn the allegations of what happened there.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 11 May 2026
And Betnijah Laney-Hamilton welcomed Sun rookie Gianna Kneepkens to the WNBA with a crossover that floored the first-round pick.
—Fiifi Frimpong, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
The Londoner picked himself up off the canvas twice — in the first round when he was floored by the first significant punch of the fight, and again in the third — then powered on, regained his composure and broke down the defending champion in impressive fashion.
—Chris McKenna, New York Times, 9 May 2026
Larry Claudio supplied 10 assists and floored eight kills as Revere swept Malden, 3-0.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026
While not the most fleet of foot, Perez floored the gas pedal toward home plate.
—Kansas City Star, 3 May 2026
As the journalist, 54, returned to her spot at the Today anchor desk for the first time in more than two months on Monday, April 6, a source tells PEOPLE that her colleagues were floored by her strength.
—Alex Ross, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
Dubois had struggled to get to her opponent initially but floored her with a heavy left in the sixth round and never looked back.
—ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for floored
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Beyoncé made her Met Gala return in a showstopping silver ensemble with husband Jay-Z and daughter Blue Ivy at her side, while Rihanna shut down the carpet with a fashionably late entrance, and music icons Madonna, Stevie Nicks and Cher shocked everyone with their presence on the carpet.—
Swasti Singhai,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
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In another part of the lab, cells were being shocked with electricity to open up their walls or were glowing eerily on petri dishes.—
Alex Morris,
Rolling Stone,
19 May 2026
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Stewart later surprised Colbert with a few gifts to celebrate his time on The Late Show.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
20 May 2026
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Employers are often surprised by this scrutiny.—
William Phillips,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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In Group B in Fribourg, Slovakia downed another newcomer, Italy, 4-1 for its second victory at the worlds.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 May 2026
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Russian authorities said air defenses destroyed around 80 drones headed to Moscow and downed more than 1,000 over the country in the past 24 hours.—
Tasneem Nashrulla,
semafor.com,
17 May 2026
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One video from the scene showed a police officer overwhelmed by the crowd, and using pepper spray to control the mob.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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That experience lead her to create Reale Actives, in hopes of making the treatment both aesthetically nicer than a lot of what's on the market, as well as simpler for those overwhelmed by all the treatment options.—
Beth Shapouri,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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Twain was by turns amused and appalled by the histrionics that taint our tellings of history, and by the yawning gaps between myth and reality.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Hiram Crombie is shocked and appalled that Jamie is taking the Trading Post from him and kicking him and the other men off Fraser’s Ridge?—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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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
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I'mPhaedra Trethan, amazed at these quick-thinking kids.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Chicago’s role in the breakthrough experiment wasn’t revealed publicly until after the first atomic bomb was dropped on Japan — nearly three years later.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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This was because the vast majority of Bungie did not know about Destiny 2 support being dropped right up until it was publicly announced.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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On a positive note, Cheatham said the Orlando community came together to support those devastated by the shooting.—
Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 May 2026
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Needless to say Roher was devastated, if not surprised, by Alexei Navalny’s death.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
23 May 2026
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“Floored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floored. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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