kayoed

Definition of kayoednext
past tense of kayo
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Verb
  • The goal, Hall’s second of the series, came with less than five minutes left in a wild and physical frame in which Senators defenseman Tyler Kleven knocked out Carolina defenseman Alexander Nikishin with a crushing hit and Ottawa forward Ridly Greig tried to run roughshod on the Canes.
    Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Now the Kings are on the verge of being knocked out of the playoffs in the first round for the fifth year in a row.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • But before he was felled at age 68 by a heart attack, Joiner had shared what was in the briefcase with the lead Louisiana State Police investigator on the case, Stefan Montgomery, Joiner's son and the LSP confirmed.
    Stephanie Gosk, NBC news, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Arsenal’s players were visibly felled by the intensity of it all.
    Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Ridty Tauch floored 10 kills and three aces as Chelmsford (7-0) downed Billerica 3-0 in the Merrimack Valley Conference.
    Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 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
Verb
  • The power-play disparity has been the difference, much like in the first round in 2023 when Dallas downed Minnesota in six games.
    CBS News, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Report downed power lines to the police.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Balogun equalized with a penalty in the 59th after being knocked over by goalkeeper Donovan Léon.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • See where tornadoes touched down, hail sizes reported, trees knocked over and roads closed due to flooding.
    Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • And throughout this service congregants and clergy alike prostrated dozens of times.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Groypers believe that for decades America has prostrated itself to immigrants and foreign nations at the expense of its own languishing citizens.
    Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Some structures were leveled completely, and residents were temporarily trapped in basements as the tornado passed.
    Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
  • It had been dropped to disrupt radar of the bomber attacks that burned and leveled nearby Hamburg.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • On July 9, 1776, days after listening to a reading of the Declaration of Independence in Lower Manhattan, George Washington’s troops toppled a lead statue of King George III.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
  • DeHoyos had 11 kills — including seven in the first game —as the RedHawks toppled Glenbard West 25-22, 21-25, 25-17 in a rematch of the 2025 state championship match.
    Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Kayoed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kayoed. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.

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