1
as in shocks
to cause an unpleasant surprise for
that you would say such a rude thing to someone floors me
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2
as in surprises
to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected
as you might expect, winning the lottery simply floored us
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3
as in downs
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 overwhelms
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 floors
New Atlas, 28 Feb. 2026
Several videos from Bahrain show one of the Shahed drones striking the upper floors of the Era Views Tower, a high-rise residential building roughly a mile from the US Navy base.
—Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 28 Feb. 2026
City leaders say guests have never been allowed access to those floors.
—Tori Mason, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
Those 66,000 people bounce around the spare bedrooms, couches and living room floors of friends, family and acquaintances.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Living spaces From the ceilings to the floors, there are ample spaces for dirt to hide in common living spaces.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
The ghastly kills are there — innards are spilled on floors, knives go through temples, heads stuck on pikes expel vomitous discharge — but there’s little of the preceding back-and-forth that made such scenes notable in the past and at least conceptually justified the grotesquerie.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
Original hardwood floors run throughout, and the property includes a two-car garage — another rarity in the dense, postcard neighborhood.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 27 Feb. 2026
On view through March 21, the show unfolds across the two floors of Baltimore’s Art Hall gallery—a direct descendant of the Rowhouse Project, a series of eight exhibitions in a townhouse staged by Shawn Mudd between 2014 and 2016.
—Theo Belci, Artforum, 27 Feb. 2026
Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
Forty five classrooms are spread across the second and third floors, while faculty office and administrative facilities are on the fourth floor.
—New Atlas, 28 Feb. 2026
Several videos from Bahrain show one of the Shahed drones striking the upper floors of the Era Views Tower, a high-rise residential building roughly a mile from the US Navy base.
—Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 28 Feb. 2026
City leaders say guests have never been allowed access to those floors.
—Tori Mason, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
Those 66,000 people bounce around the spare bedrooms, couches and living room floors of friends, family and acquaintances.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Living spaces From the ceilings to the floors, there are ample spaces for dirt to hide in common living spaces.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
The ghastly kills are there — innards are spilled on floors, knives go through temples, heads stuck on pikes expel vomitous discharge — but there’s little of the preceding back-and-forth that made such scenes notable in the past and at least conceptually justified the grotesquerie.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
Original hardwood floors run throughout, and the property includes a two-car garage — another rarity in the dense, postcard neighborhood.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 27 Feb. 2026
On view through March 21, the show unfolds across the two floors of Baltimore’s Art Hall gallery—a direct descendant of the Rowhouse Project, a series of eight exhibitions in a townhouse staged by Shawn Mudd between 2014 and 2016.
—Theo Belci, Artforum, 27 Feb. 2026
Verb
But each release specifies exactly which warehouse and even which floors the barrels for a particular batch were matured, which is similar to Hardin’s Creek.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for floors
Noun
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The sleek-looking, wide-leg bottoms are easy to throw on and go, and they are made from a buttery-soft knit that will keep me as comfortable as possible during all my travels.—
Melony Forcier,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Feb. 2026
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Sofia Vergara wore nothing but a pair of ultra-cheeky black bikini bottoms while sunbathing in Miami on Friday morning.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The scheme shocks their high-strung son Harold (Roberts), whose wife, Neha (Gill), is a local police officer.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
18 Feb. 2026
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By contrast, in the United States, employers are not required to offer or contribute to a retirement plan at all – a fact that shocks many workers with pensions.—
Teresa Ghilarducci,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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And even if Ellison surprises people and actually keeps CNN siloed off from Weiss’s project at CBS, the amount of debt his new company will carry very likely means CNN, already reeling from cuts under current WB Discovery boss David Zaslav’s rule, will see its budget and ambitions shrink.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
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While this admission made at the NFL Combine surprises absolutely nobody, the description, and a subtle exclusion, does provide a hint of what’s to come this spring and summer.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Greene downs it, throws the kid his jersey, smiles, and all is right with the world.—
Debby Wolfinsohn,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Feb. 2026
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But Sarah Graves gives a bit too much room and Penn downs a 3-pointeron the wing.—
Zoe Collins Rath,
Austin American Statesman,
30 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Additionally, some of the visual scenery projected behind and above the set doesn’t always embrace but overwhelms the acting below.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
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In practice, fluent dialogue quickly overwhelms reflective distance.—
Deb Roy,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Bunk beds are arranged side-by-side for up to four families, frequently putting parents with young children in close quarters.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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The new Interfaith features 205 beds and can accommodate 236 for emergency housing.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Feb. 2026
Verb
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No one rocks a short haircut quite like Halle Berry.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
23 Feb. 2026
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Lawrence rocks this statement piece by pairing it with more casual items like a simple black tote bag, a beanie, and a pair of neutral colored pants.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The lawsuit also levels a series of accusations against the city of Los Angeles and its Department of Water and Power.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
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But a new documentary about the reality show levels some serious accusations against all those involved in the production.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Floors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floors. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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