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Recent Examples of kayo
Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2024
Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2025
Now the coronavirus, which has kayoed sports across America and forced many minor league teams to furlough workers, could wind up sealing the fate of the Bees, the pride and joy of Burlington, Iowa.
—NBC News, 27 Apr. 2020
Noun
After a quick kayo in Game 1 of the ’53 World Series, in which he was removed by Dressen having given up four runs in the first inning, Erskine was at least well rested for his Game 3 start three days later.
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2024
Verb
Sucker-punched by surprise storms and kayoed by hurricanes, it has been swamped, splintered and even swept out to sea on nearly a dozen occasions — always to rise from the sand for that next bout with nature.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2025
Now the coronavirus, which has kayoed sports across America and forced many minor league teams to furlough workers, could wind up sealing the fate of the Bees, the pride and joy of Burlington, Iowa.
—NBC News, 27 Apr. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kayo
Noun
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Then, while sparring one day, Benny found himself on the receiving end of a KO.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
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His fights have been described as Tap, Snap, or Nap, with the latter distinction often referring to Craig losing by KO.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Eventually, the referee working the match got knocked out.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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Christy just got knocked out before the end of the first round — but Sydney Sweeney is taking it in stride.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Of course, that’s exactly what Governor Maura Healey and Mayor Michelle Wu and the developer want; A knockdown, drag out, talk radio donnybrook over a shelter being shoehorned into a tiny former nursing home nestled among a family neighborhood in the Holy Name parish.—
Lou Murray,
Boston Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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However, his advanced metrics are more impressive: six QB hurries (tied for third in the NFL), 13 QB pressures (tied for fourth) and four QB knockdowns (tied for seventh).—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Eight teams will advance to the single-elimination knockout round – the winner of each of the six groups and two wild cards (the team from each conference with the best record in group play that finished second in its group).—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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By the end of her professional career, Christy won the WBC super welterweight title in 2009 and later had a record of 49-7-3, including 31 knockouts.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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There's a moment that just completely floored me and surprised me and was unbelievably moving.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Nov. 2025
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The facade is adorned with the brand’s signature cannage pattern, while inside there is Versailles parquet flooring similar to the Dior flagship at 30 Montaigne, the house’s historic address.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The third-year lineman’s rush included a right uppercut through Barton’s right armpit.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Frazier obliged, surprising Ali with a cross and an uppercut from his supposedly weak right arm.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The at-bats were brief and uneventful, the opposite of the approach that carried Toronto to this stage and felled Snell in Game 1.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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That says a lot about the 2025 Red Sox, who were a top offensive team in many metrics, but were also felled by their bats in crucial spots throughout the year and postseason.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Kayo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kayo. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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