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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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Here are the first two letters of each word: RE AU GE LE KO TR BO Remember, spoilers ahead!—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Reyes followed those two KO victories with a third straight stoppage by strikes, finishing Nikita Krylov at UFC 314.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
Verb
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And Whyte, while considered a tough guy, has been knocked out in all three of his losses.—
Josh Katzowitz,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Among all 14 race weekends thus far, the most recent one in Hungary made headlines, as Hamilton secured P12 in qualifying after getting knocked out in Q2.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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And while Mack had a Defensive Player of the Year award under his belt, Parsons has more sacks, and quarterback knockdowns over his first four seasons.—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
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Controversy in First Meeting Usyk stopped Dubois in Round 9 of their first bout, but a low blow in Round 5 caused a knockdown, and there has been debate ever since about whether the knockdown was legit.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
Noun
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The Lakers went undefeated and won the inaugural NBA Cup in 2023 but didn’t qualify for the knockout rounds last season after going 2-2 in Group Play matchups.—
Khobi Price,
Oc Register,
13 Aug. 2025
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The Heat, Knicks, Bucks, Bulls and Hornets are in Group C. Eight teams will advance to the knockout rounds – the team with the best standing in group play games in each of the six groups and one wild card team from each conference.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Some things still floor him about the guy who took his money.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
14 Aug. 2025
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The daters Julie Nguyen works with are more likely to be floored by the laziness, spelling errors, and sheer audacity of the people on the other end.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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No boardroom metaphor hits quite like an actual uppercut.—
Anastasia Paruntseva,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Plaschke delivers a vicious uppercut to his opponent.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2025
Verb
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Trees must be felled with dangerous and expensive equipment, dragged up muddy and steep slopes with cables, cut into lengths, loaded onto trucks and hauled.—
William Baldwin,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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In reality, what felled her was not just one gangster’s greed but an entire organization’s—the inheritors of Rothstein’s operation—zeroing in on a mom-and-pop, or at least a mom, business, as big enterprises always do.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Kayo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kayo. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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