Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kayoed
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In Kyiv, three people were injured, and the heating was knocked out in 2,806 residential apartment buildings in four districts across the capital after Russian strikes hit an energy infrastructure facility, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
7 Mar. 2026 -
Because of Jesse, the Democratic Party changed its rules, ending the winner-take-all distribution of delegates during presidential primaries, which meant underdogs and outsiders like Bill Clinton or Bernie Sanders could stay competitive and build momentum instead of getting knocked out early.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 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
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According to preliminary data, air defense systems downed 19 missiles and 453 drones with hits from 9 missiles and 26 strike drones recorded at 22 locations.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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Once a gold rush boomtown, Oatman was largely abandoned when the gold miners downed their pickaxes and skipped town—leaving behind a herd of long-eared burros.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 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 13 Mar. 2026.
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