Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kayoed
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San Jose Sharks forward Igor Chernyshov was knocked out of Saturday’s game against the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre just 28 seconds into the first period with what appeared to be an upper-body injury.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
15 Mar. 2026 -
If the island's loading facilities were knocked out, Iran's ability to export oil would collapse almost immediately.—
Imtiaz Tyab,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In Greek tragedies, the hero is felled by a fatal flaw.—
Maer Roshan,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Mar. 2026
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Apartment buildings were felled by air strikes, and smoke billowed from the blasts; the buzz of Israeli drones filled the air.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
5 Mar. 2026
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The snowstorms have revealed a selfishness that has floored me.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
5 Mar. 2026
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But Trump has already floored the accelerator and driven off the cliff.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Report downed power lines to the police.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Mar. 2026
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Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that as of late afternoon, 31 drones had been downed on the approach to the Russian capital on Saturday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
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One of the vehicles that was hit was pushed onto the median and knocked over a steel traffic signal, the post said.—
La Jolla Light,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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In five minutes, the pots and flares had been knocked over and put out.—
Doris DeCleene,
Outdoor Life,
25 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Homes and a gas station were leveled, among other buildings.—
Lauren Victory,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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The tree — done in by termites — will be leveled and hauled off early Thursday morning from the eastern end of the four-block median that’s been home to the black olives for decades.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2026
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Soil is exposed along the bank, which drops off about 10 feet to the water, and toppled trees are scattered along the cloudy brown stream.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Mar. 2026
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Political figures within Iran criticized the idea of handing over the supreme leader’s title based on heredity and thereby creating a clerical version of the rule of the shah, who was toppled during the 1979 Islamic Revolution.—
Jon Gambrell,
Fortune,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Kayoed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kayoed. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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