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kayoed

verb

past tense of kayo

as in knocked out

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Utilities have gotten the wind knocked out of them in 2026 after back-to-back annual gains.

— Fred Imbert, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
On Monday, some elderly residents of a South Beach condominium were finally free to leave their homes after floodwaters knocked out their elevators for more than a week.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of knocked out

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Miguel Carrizoza had just stood up after being floored by a right hook and still looked unsteady on his feet.

— Chris McKenna, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Hayne was floored instantly by the volume and verbiage of an NFL playbook, all while he was being taught the nuances of playing running back by assistant coach and 49ers legend Tom Rathman, who also worked with him as a punt returner.

— Cam Inman, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of floored

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The Regional Parks Department said on social media that at least 10 light poles and several street signs were knocked over.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Thibodeaux then came over knocked over Jackson remained on the field but was replaced by Caedan Wallace on the next set of team drills.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of knocked over

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So is Sweden’s Yasin Ayari, who prostrated himself on the field to thank God after the first of his two goals in a victory Sunday over Tunisia — his father’s homeland.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 June 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

Definition of prostrated

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The city awoke two days later to find almost 18,000 buildings destroyed, much of the city leveled, 90,000 people homeless and 300-some people dead.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
And Hurricane Michael leveled homes and buildings near Panama City, Florida, in 2018.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of leveled

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Jersey Mike’s recently toppled Chick-fil-A in the 2026 study, although Chick-fil-A’s score was unchanged from a year ago.

— Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
The tent is still at capacity, only one cake has toppled over, and the viewing public is still sizing up the show’s newest judge, Nigella Lawson.

— Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026

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