kayoed

past tense of kayo

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for kayoed
Verb
  • In his second scrap under the UFC banner, Adriano Martins knocked out Makhachev in the first round.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • They were knocked out by Lexy Denaburg and Julia Donlin of the Brooklyn Blaze in the quarterfinals 18-16, 15-12.
    Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • When a mother tree is felled, the survival rate of many of its seedlings may be drastically reduced, a process not unlike the reciprocal feedback loop of Yggdrasill, whose deterioration in response to discord in the nine realms spells cosmic collapse.
    Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The storm damaged nearly 7,000 homes, inundated 28,800 hectares of rice plantings and felled 18,000 trees, the government said in a statement.
    Reuters, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Viewers on YouTube were floored by the dad's reaction and praised his transformation.
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Albeit short, seeing Optimus pull off a basic ballet step floored me.
    Joe Salas August 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Report downed power lines to the police.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Defending forces downed or suppressed 430 drones and 21 missiles, the air force said.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In a TikTok video filmed by a concertgoer, the man knocked over the microphone stand before rolling onto the stage.
    Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • One fire on Sims Avenue near White Bear Avenue was caused by a space heater that was accidentally knocked over.
    Kathryn Kovalenko, Twin Cities, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The hills surrounding Verdun were literally reduced in height from the ferocity of the artillery barrages leveled against their slopes.
    Michael Jerome Plunkett September 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Already, entire neighborhoods on the outskirts of Gaza City have been leveled by Israeli strikes and thousands of Palestinian families displaced.
    Aya Batrawy, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But that dynasty has long been loathed by Thailand’s powerful conservative and royalist establishment which, with the help of both the military and courts, has frequently toppled or tied up Shinawatra-run governments.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Cause of crash is being investigated Videos of the accident show the carriage toppled to its side and crashed into a building on the steep and narrow street, with parts of the streetcar crumpled.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Kayoed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kayoed. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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